ptyalize

1. 1.

   expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth

   “The father of the victim spat at the alleged murderer”

   Synonymsspitptyalisespewspue

   Broaderexpectorate

Other forms of ptyalize

past tense

ptyalized·

present participle

ptyalizing·

third person

ptyalizes·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about ptyalize

What does ptyalize mean?

ptyalize means "expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth".

How many syllables are in ptyalize?

ptyalize has 2 syllables: ptya-lize. The stress falls on "lize".

What is another word for ptyalize?

Close synonyms include spit, ptyalise, spew, spue. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is ptyalize a common word?

ptyalize is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.