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expectorate
(/I/k'sp/E/kt/@/,r/eI/t )

verb (v)

  • clear out the chest and lungs(verb.change)
    Example:
    This drug expectorates quickly.
    source: wordnet30
  • discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth(verb.body)
    source: wordnet30
  • To eject from the trachea or lungs; to discharge, as phlegm or other matter, by coughing, hawking, and spitting; to spit forth.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To discharge matter from the lungs or throat by hawking and spitting; to spit.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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