expectorate

/ɪkˈspɛktəɹeɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.13 in modern English

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"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 ."
"…the gap in his upper row of teeth enabled him to expectorate in a new and admirable way."

From Latin expectorātus, past participle of expectorō (“(only figurative) banish from the mind; (post-classical) expel from the breast)”), from ex (“out of”) + pectus (“the breast”).

expectorates (present, singular) expectorating (participle, present) expectorated (participle, past) expectorated (past)

expectorative expectorator unexpectorated

expectorant expectoration sputum

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How do you pronounce expectorate?

The recorded pronunciation is /ɪkˈspɛktəɹeɪt/.

What does expectorate mean?

To cough up fluid from the lungs.

Where does expectorate come from?

From Latin expectorātus, past participle of expectorō (“(only figurative) banish from the mind; (post-classical) expel from the breast)”), from ex (“out of”) + pectus (“the breast”).

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