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English verb: expectorate | |||
| 1. | expectorate (change) clear out the chest and lungs | ||
| Samples | This drug expectorates quickly. | ||
| Synonyms | clear out, drive out | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | remove, take, take away, withdraw | ||
| 2. | expectorate (body) discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth | ||
| Synonyms | cough out, cough up, spit out, spit up | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | discharge, eject, exhaust, expel, release | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | cough, ptyalise, ptyalize, spew, spit, spit out, splutter, spue, sputter | ||
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