expectorated

Variant of expectorate

expectorate definition

ex·pec·to·rate (ek spek′tə rāt′, ik-)

transitive verb, intransitive verb expectorated -·rat′ed, expectorating -·rat′·ing

  1. to cough up and spit out (phlegm, mucus, etc.)
  2. to spit

Etymology: < L expectoratus, pp. of expectorare, to expel from the breast < ex-, out + pectus (gen. pectoris), breast

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