EXPECTORATE


Meaning of EXPECTORATE in English

v.tr. (also absol.) cough or spit out (phlegm etc.) from the chest or lungs.

Derivatives:

expectoration n. expectorator n.

Etymology: L expectorare expectorat- (as EX-(1), pectus -oris breast)

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.