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Definition of: expectorate
(ik·spek′tə·rāt) v.t. & v.i. ·rat·ed, ·rat·ing
1. To discharge, as phlegm, by hawking or coughing up and spitting from the mouth.
2. To spit. [<L expectoratus, pp. of expectorare <ex- out + pectus, -oris breast]
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