Expectorate: meaning, definitions and examples

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expectorate

 

[ ษชkหˆspektษ™reษชt ]

Verb
Context #1 | Verb

medical procedure

To cough or spit out phlegm from the throat or lungs.

Synonyms

cough up, eject, spit out

Examples of usage

  • He expectorated into a tissue.
  • The patient was advised to expectorate regularly to clear his airways.
Context #2 | Verb

formal

To expel or discharge from the throat or lungs by coughing or spitting.

Synonyms

cough up, eject, spit out

Examples of usage

  • She expectorated loudly during the meeting.
  • He expectorated blood after the injury.

Translations

Translations of the word "expectorate" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น expectorar

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคฅเฅ‚เค•เคจเคพ (thookna)

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช ausspucken

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ meludah

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะฒั–ะดั…ะฐั€ะบัƒะฒะฐั‚ะธ

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ pluฤ‡

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ๅ”พใ‚’ๅใ (ใคใฐใ‚’ใฏใ, tsuba o haku)

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท expectorer

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ expectorar

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท tรผkรผrmek

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ๊ฐ€๋ž˜๋ฅผ ๋ฑ‰๋‹ค (garaereul baetda)

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ุจุตู‚ (basaq)

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ vykaลกlat

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ vykaลกlaลฅ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๅ็—ฐ (tว”tรกn)

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ izkaลกljati

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ hrรฆkja

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ั‚าฏะบั–ั€ัƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒแƒคแƒฃแƒ แƒ—แƒฎแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ (ap'urt'kheba)

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ tรผpรผrmษ™k

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ expectorar

Word origin

The word 'expectorate' comes from the Latin word 'expectoratus', which is the past participle of 'expectorare', meaning 'to expel from the chest'. The term has been used in English since the early 17th century to describe the act of coughing or spitting out phlegm.

See also: expect, expectancy, expectant, expectantly, expectation, expectations, expected, expectedly, expecting, unexpected, unexpectedly, unexpectedness.

Word Frequency Rank

Ranking #37,081, this word is encountered relatively rarely in everyday English. It might appear in literary works or specialized texts but isn't essential for general communication.