eructate
eructate · eructates · eructated · eructating
To belch, to burpTo belch, to burp.
» He successively coughed, sneezed, and eructated.
Meaning
1 senses(formal)To belch, to burp.
Examples
2 sentencesHe successively coughed, sneezed, and eructated.
After this, he successively coughed, sneezed, hiccuped, eructated, squeaked and whistled in the most harmonious manner that can be conceived.
Translations
3 languagesOrigin
Learned borrowing from Latin ēructātus, from the verb ēructō.Learned borrowing from Latin ēructātus, from the verb ēructō.
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Forms
eructates, eructating, eructated, eructatedWord family
1 related wordsDerivedeructation
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle