Meaning Of The Word Expectorate

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Expectorate Meaning

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What's The Definition Of Expectorate?

expectorate in American English
to cough up and spit out (phlegm, mucus, etc.)
intransitive verb: to eject or expel matter, as phlegm, from the throat or lungs by coughing or hawking and spitting; spit
transitive verb: to eject or expel (matter) in this way

expectorate in British English
verb: to cough up and spit out (sputum from the respiratory passages)

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