Ex*pec"to*rate, v. i. To discharge
matter from the lungs or throat by hawking and spitting; to
spit.
Ex*pec"to*rate (?), v. t. [imp.
& p. p. Expectorated (?); p. pr. & vb.
n. Expectorating (?).] [L. expecrorare to
drive from the breast; ex out + pectus,
pectiris, breast. See Pectoral.] To eject from the
trachea or lungs; to discharge, as phlegm or other matter, by
coughing, hawking, and spitting; to spit forth.