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ptyalise vs expectorate

expectorate vs ptyalise

ptyalise and expectorate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
ptyalise No No Yes No
expectorate No No Yes No
As verbs, expectorate is a hypernym of ptyalise; that is, expectorate is a word with a broader meaning than ptyalise:
  • ptyalise: expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth
  • expectorate: discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth
Other hypernyms of ptyalise include cough out, cough up, spit out, spit up.
ptyalise (verb) expectorate (verb)
expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth
clear out the chest and lungs
Difference between ptyalise and expectorate

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