
ex·pec·to·rate
vb, -rat*ed -rat*ing vt 1 : to eject from the throat or lungs by coughing or hawking and spitting 2 : SPIT vi 1 : to discharge matter from the throat or lungs by coughing or hawking and spitting 2 : SPIT .
      
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