expectorate

Definition of Expectorate in English :

1. clear out, drive out, expectorate

clear out the chest and lungs

Example Sentences:
'This drug expectorates quickly'

discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Expectorate

verb

to cough up and spit out (sputum from the respiratory passages)

verb transitive, verb intransitiveWord forms: exˈpectoˌrated or exˈpectoˌrating

1.

to cough up and spit out (phlegm, mucus, etc.)

2.

to spit

v. ex·pec·to·rat·ed, ex·pec·to·rat·ing, ex·pec·to·rates

v.tr.

1. To eject from the mouth; spit.

2. To cough up and eject by spitting.

v.intr.

1. To spit.

2. To clear out the chest and lungs by coughing up and spitting out matter.