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e⋅ruc⋅tate

  [i-ruhk-teyt]
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–verb (used with object), verb (used without object), -tat⋅ed, -tat⋅ing.
to eruct.
Origin:
1630–40; < L ēructātus discharged, sent forth. See eruct, -ate 1

Related forms:
e⋅ruc⋅ta⋅tion  [i-ruhk-tey-shuhn, ee-ruhk-] , noun
e⋅ruc⋅ta⋅tive  [i-ruhk-tuh-tiv] , adjective
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e·ruc·ta·tion   (ĭ-rŭk-tā'shən, ē'rŭk-)   
n.  The act or an instance of belching.
e·ruc'ta·tive (ĭ-rŭk'tə-tĭv) adj.
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eructation 
"belching," 1533, from L. eructatio (gen. eructationis) "a belching forth," from eructatos, pp. of eructare, from ex- "out" + ructare "to belch," from PIE *reug- "to belch" (cf. Lith. rugiu "to belch," Gk. eryge, Arm. orcam), probably of imitative origin.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: eruc·tate
Pronunciation: i-'r&k-"tAt
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: -tat·ed; -tat·ing
: BELCH

Main Entry: eruc·ta·tion
Pronunciation: i-"r&k-'tA-sh&n, "E-
Function: noun
: an act or instance of belching
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eructation e·ruc·ta·tion (ĭ-rŭk-tā'shən, ē'rŭk-)
n.
The act or an instance of belching.

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