eructate
Americanverb (used with or without object)
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Etymology
Origin of eructate
First recorded in 1630–40, eructate is from the Latin word ēructātus discharged, sent forth. See eruct, -ate 1
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A Botox injection resolved their problems by giving them the ability to burp, or, to use an academic term, eructate.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2024
After the blessed sacrament received,As surfeited with those celestial viands,And with the blood of life intoxicate,She lay entranced: and only stirred at timesTo eructate sweet edifying doctrineCulled from your darling sermons.
From The Saint's Tragedy by Charles Kingsley
To eject wind from the stomach through the mouth; to eructate.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Noah Webster
Their dinner finished, they rose, stretching and eructating in true Rabelaisian fashion.
From Paradise Garden The Satirical Narrative of a Great Experiment by George Gibbs
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