Expectorate
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɪkˈspɛktəɹeɪt/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Expectorate is a verb meaning (ambitransitive) To cough up fluid from the lungs.
Meaning
(ambitransitive) To cough up fluid from the lungs.
More Meanings
- (ambitransitive) To spit.
Example Sentences
…the gap in his upper row of teeth enabled him to expectorate in a new and admirable way.
These rules are equally applicable to pneumonia and perhaps also to bronchitis. It will, therefore, be best to call them, not rules for consumptives, but for all persons who cough and expectorate .
Word Forms
- expectorates
- expectorating
- expectorated
Synonyms for expectorate
Depending on context, synonyms include spit up.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include spit up, hawk, cough, utter, ejaculate, gurgitate.
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