Expectorate Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -ate

Expectorate has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Definitions

Verb

clear out the chest and lungs

"This drug expectorates quickly"

expectorate clear out drive out

discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth

expectorate cough up cough out spit up spit out

To cough up fluid from the lungs.

See Also

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Related Terms

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Broader Terms (hypernyms)

remove exhaust

Narrower Terms (hyponyms)

cough spit splutter

Rhyming Words

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