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· expectorate
verb
clear out the chest and lungs
"This drug expectorates quickly"
discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth
Similar words
clear out
drive out
cough out
cough up
spit out
spit up
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).