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expectorate

[ ik-spek-tuh-reyt ]

verb (used without object)

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


verb (used with object)

expectorated, expectorating.
  1. to eject or expel (matter) in this way.

expectorate

/ ɪˈɛəˌɪ /

verb

  1. to cough up and spit out (sputum from the respiratory passages)
“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
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Derived Forms

  • ˌ𳦳ٴˈپDz, noun
  • ˈ𳦳ٴˌٴǰ, noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of expectorate1

1595–1605; < Latin 𳦳ٴǰٳܲ (past participle of 𳦳ٴǰ to expel from the breast), equivalent to ex- ex- 1 + pector- (stem of pectus ) breast + -ٳܲ -ate 1
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of expectorate1

C17: from Latin 𳦳ٴǰ, literally: to drive from the breast, expel, from pectus breast
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Example Sentences

Others freely hissed, booed, cheered, stamped, applauded, threw things, ate, talked and expectorated their way through performances.

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The cricket authorities are considering barring players from spitting on the ball, Cricinfo reported, given the potential health concerns of multiple players handling a ball that others have expectorated on.

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When Andrei blasts Matvey with a shotgun, blowing apart one of his sofa cushions, which in turn expectorates a bunch of American dollars, those deeper motives becomes obvious.

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I saw a guy do that the other day as he waited to cross 14th Street NW: just casually expectorate a globule into the gutter.

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The worshipers continued to attend Sunday services, expectorating and spreading the virus as hundreds of congregants loudly sang and prayed in the tightly seated church.

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