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EXPECTORATE Antonyms

There are 8 antonyms of the word expectorate. (opposite meanings)

Best Opposite Words For EXPECTORATE

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absorb
verbv
verb

• become imbued

• take up mentally

• take up, as of debts or payments

• take in, also metaphorically

• cause to become one with

• suck or take up or in

• devote (oneself) fully to

• assimilate or take in

• consume all of one's attention or time

consume
verbv
verb

• eat up completely, as with great appetite

• serve oneself to, or consume regularly

• spend extravagantly

• destroy completely

• use up (resources or materials)

• engage fully

digest
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a periodical that summarizes the news

• something that is compiled (as into a single book or file)

verb

• convert food into absorbable substances

• arrange and integrate in the mind

• put up with something or somebody unpleasant

• become assimilated into the body

• systematize, as by classifying and summarizing

• soften or disintegrate, as by undergoing exposure to heat or moisture

• make more concise

• soften or disintegrate by means of chemical action, heat, or moisture

drink
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a single serving of a beverage

• the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess

• any liquid suitable for drinking

• any large deep body of water

• the act of swallowing

verb

• take in liquids

• consume alcohol

• propose a toast to

• be fascinated or spell-bound by; pay close attention to

• drink excessive amounts of alcohol; be an alcoholic

ingest
verbv
verb

• serve oneself to, or consume regularly

• take up mentally

inhale
verbv
verb

• draw deep into the lungs in by breathing

• draw in (air)

retain
verbv
verb

• hold back within

• allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature

• secure and keep for possible future use or application

• keep in one's mind

swallow
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a small amount of liquid food

• the act of swallowing

• small long-winged songbird noted for swift graceful flight and the regularity of its migrations

verb

• pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking

• engulf and destroy

• enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing

• utter unclearly

• take back what one has said

• keep from expressing

• tolerate or accommodate oneself to

• believe or accept without questioning or challenge

Alternatives for ABSORB

Alternatives for CONSUME

Alternatives for DIGEST

Alternatives for DRINK

Alternatives for INGEST

Alternatives for INHALE

Alternatives for RETAIN

Alternatives for SWALLOW

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