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ex·pec·to·rate \-ˌrāt, usu -ād.+V\ verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: probably from (assumed) New Latin expectoratus, past participle of (assumed) New Latin expectorare, from Latin, to cast out of the mind, from ex- ex- (I) + -pectorare (from pector-, pectus breast, soul, mind) — more at pectoral transitive verb 1. obsolete : to bring about the ejection of (phlegm) 2. a. obsolete : to cast out of the mind b. archaic : to relieve the mind of 3. a. : to eject (as phlegm) from the throat or lungs by coughing or hawking and spitting b. : spit intransitive verb 1. : to discharge matter from the throat or lungs by coughing or hawking and spitting 2. : spit |