Definition of "expectorate"

expectorate

/ɪkˈspɛktəɹeɪt/

  • verb

    third-person singular simple present expectorates, present participle expectorating, simple past and past participle expectorated

    1. (transitive, intransitive) To cough up fluid from the lungs.  

    2. (transitive, intransitive) To spit.