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Definition of expectorate verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

expectorate

verb

NAmE//ɪkˈspɛktəˌreɪt//

[intransitive] (formal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they expectorate

he / she / it expectorates

past simple expectorated

-ing form expectorating

to cough and make phlegm come up from your lungs into your mouth so you can spit it out

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expectoration

NAmE//ɪkˌspɛktəˈreɪʃn//

noun [uncountable]See expectorate in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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