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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Expectorate

· Ex·pec·to·rate · IPA /ɪkˈspɛktəɹeɪt/
01 v. t. To eject from the trachea or lungs; to discharge, as phlegm or other matter, by coughing, hawking, and spitting; to spit forth.
imp. & p. p. Expectorated; p. pr. & vb. n. Expectorating
  1. 1.
    To eject from the trachea or lungs; to discharge, as phlegm or other matter, by coughing, hawking, and spitting; to spit forth.
02 v. i. To discharge matter from the lungs or throat by hawking and spitting; to spit.
  1. 1.
    To discharge matter from the lungs or throat by hawking and spitting; to spit.