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expectorate

ex·pec·to·rate

verb \-tə-ˌrāt\

ex·pec·to·rat·edex·pec·to·rat·ing

Definition of EXPECTORATE

transitive verb

: to eject from the throat or lungs by coughing or hawking and spitting

: spit

intransitive verb

: to discharge matter from the throat or lungs by coughing or hawking and spitting

: spit

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