expectorate

[ ik-spek-tuh-reyt ]

/ ɪkˈspɛk təˌreɪt /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR expectorate ON THESAURUS.COM

verb (used without object), ex·pec·to·rat·ed, ex·pec·to·rat·ing.

to eject or expel matter, as phlegm, from the throat or lungs by coughing or hawking and spitting; spit.

verb (used with object), ex·pec·to·rat·ed, ex·pec·to·rat·ing.

to eject or expel (matter) in this way.

Origin of expectorate

1595–1605; <Latin expectorātus (past participle of expectorāre to expel from the breast), equivalent to ex-ex-¹ + pector- (stem of pectus) breast + -ātus-ate¹

OTHER WORDS FROM expectorate

ex·pec·to·ra·tor, nounun·ex·pec·to·rat·ed, adjective

Words nearby expectorate

expected frequency, expected utility, expected value, expecting, expectorant, expectorate, expectoration, expediate, expediency, expedient, expediential

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Example sentences from the Web for expectorate

In a very short time a profuse perspiration broke out over my whole body, and I began to expectorate freely.
The Quadroon|Mayne Reid
"This ain't no place to work like that," he said; then he began to expectorate over my block and annoy me in that way.
From the Bottom Up|Alexander Irvine
Don Jorge was everywhere, and none could talk so volubly nor gesticulate and expectorate so vehemently as he.
Carmen Ariza|Charles Francis Stocking
He turns to expectorate, sweeping the large shop with a quick, watchful eye.
Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist|Alexander Berkman

The mucus accumulating during sleep often awakens the patient in efforts at hawking and spitting to detach and expectorate it.
A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II|Various

British Dictionary definitions for expectorate

expectorate

/ (ɪkˈspɛktəˌreɪt) /

verb

to cough up and spit out (sputum from the respiratory passages)

Derived forms of expectorate

expectoration, nounexpectorator, noun

Word Origin for expectorate

C17: from Latin expectorāre, literally: to drive from the breast, expel, from pectus breast

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for expectorate

expectorate

[ ĭk-spĕk′tə-rāt′ ]

v.

To eject saliva, mucus, or other body fluid from the mouth; spit.

To clear out the chest and lungs by coughing up and spitting out matter.

Other words from expectorate

ex•pec′to•ra′tion n.

单词	expectorate
释义	expectorate [ ik-spek-tuh-reyt ] / ɪkˈspɛk təˌreɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR expectorate ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used without object), ex·pec·to·rat·ed, ex·pec·to·rat·ing. to eject or expel matter, as phlegm, from the throat or lungs by coughing or hawking and spitting; spit. verb (used with object), ex·pec·to·rat·ed, ex·pec·to·rat·ing. to eject or expel (matter) in this way. Origin of expectorate 1595–1605; <Latin expectorātus (past participle of expectorāre to expel from the breast), equivalent to ex-ex-¹ + pector- (stem of pectus) breast + -ātus-ate¹ OTHER WORDS FROM expectorate ex·pec·to·ra·tor, nounun·ex·pec·to·rat·ed, adjective Words nearby expectorate expected frequency, expected utility, expected value, expecting, expectorant, expectorate, expectoration, expediate, expediency, expedient, expediential Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for expectorate In a very short time a profuse perspiration broke out over my whole body, and I began to expectorate freely. The Quadroon\|Mayne Reid "This ain't no place to work like that," he said; then he began to expectorate over my block and annoy me in that way. From the Bottom Up\|Alexander Irvine Don Jorge was everywhere, and none could talk so volubly nor gesticulate and expectorate so vehemently as he. Carmen Ariza\|Charles Francis Stocking He turns to expectorate, sweeping the large shop with a quick, watchful eye. Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist\|Alexander Berkman The mucus accumulating during sleep often awakens the patient in efforts at hawking and spitting to detach and expectorate it. A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II\|Various British Dictionary definitions for expectorate expectorate / (ɪkˈspɛktəˌreɪt) / verb to cough up and spit out (sputum from the respiratory passages) Derived forms of expectorate expectoration, nounexpectorator, noun Word Origin for expectorate C17: from Latin expectorāre, literally: to drive from the breast, expel, from pectus breast Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to expectorate spew, hawk, spit Medical definitions for expectorate expectorate [ ĭk-spĕk′tə-rāt′ ] v. To eject saliva, mucus, or other body fluid from the mouth; spit. To clear out the chest and lungs by coughing up and spitting out matter. Other words from expectorate ex•pec′to•ra′tion n. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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expectorate

verb (used without object), ex·pec·to·rat·ed, ex·pec·to·rat·ing.

verb (used with object), ex·pec·to·rat·ed, ex·pec·to·rat·ing.

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British Dictionary definitions for expectorate

verb

Derived forms of expectorate

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Medical definitions for expectorate

v.

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