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ptyalize vs expectorate

expectorate vs ptyalize

ptyalize and expectorate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
ptyalize No No Yes No
expectorate No No Yes No
As verbs, expectorate is a hypernym of ptyalize; that is, expectorate is a word with a broader meaning than ptyalize:
  • ptyalize: 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 ptyalize include cough out, cough up, spit out, spit up.
ptyalize (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 ptyalize and expectorate

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