The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Expectorate — Ex*pec to*rate, v. i. To discharge matter from the lungs or throat by hawking and spitting; to spit. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
expectorate — (v.) c.1600, to clear out the chest or lungs, from L. expectoratus, pp. of expectorare scorn, expel from the mind, lit. make a clean breast, from ex out (see EX (Cf. ex )) + pectus (gen. pectoris) breast (see PECTORAL (Cf … Etymology dictionary
expectorate — ► VERB ▪ cough or spit out (phlegm) from the throat or lungs. DERIVATIVES expectoration noun. ORIGIN Latin expectorare expel from the chest … English terms dictionary
expectorate — [ek spek′tə rāt΄, ikspek′tə rāt΄] vt., vi. expectorated, expectorating [< L expectoratus, pp. of expectorare, to expel from the breast < ex , out + pectus (gen. pectoris), breast] 1. to cough up and spit out (phlegm, mucus, etc.) 2. to spit … English World dictionary
expectorate, spit — The distinction between these two is not, it must be conceded, often a matter of great moment, but still it is worth noting that there is a distinction. To spit means to expel saliva; to expectorate is to dredge up and expel phlegm from the… … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors
expectorate, spit — The distinction between these two is not, it must be conceded, often a matter of great moment, but still it is worth noting that there is a distinction. To spit means to expel saliva; to expectorate is to dredge up and expel phlegm from the… … Dictionary of troublesome word
expectorate, spit — The distinction between these two is not, it must be conceded, often a matter of great moment, but still it is worth noting that there is a distinction. To spit means to expel saliva; to expectorate is to dredge up and expel phlegm from the… … Dictionary of troublesome word
expectorate — verb ( rated; rating) Etymology: Latin expectoratus, past participle of expectorare to banish from the mind (taken to mean literally “to expel from the chest”), from ex + pector , pectus breast, soul more at pectoral Date: 1601 transitive verb 1 … New Collegiate Dictionary
expectorate — expectorator, n. /ik spek teuh rayt /, v., expectorated, expectorating. v.i. 1. to eject or expel matter, as phlegm, from the throat or lungs by coughing or hawking and spitting; spit. v.t. 2. to eject or expel (matter) in this way. [1595 1605; … Universalium
expectorate — verb /ɪkˈspɛktəreɪt/ a) To cough up fluid from the lungs. b) To spit. See Also: expectorant, expectoration … Wiktionary
