ERUCTATE

Etymology

Verb

eructate (third-person singular simple present eructates, present participle eructating, simple past and past participle eructated)

(formal, intransitive) To burp; to belch.

Source: Wiktionary


E*ruct", E*ruc"tate, v. t. Etym: [L. eructare; e out + ructare to belch: cf. F. éructer.]

Definition: To eject, as wind, from the stomach; to belch. [R.] Howell.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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