e·ruct [ i rúkt ](past and past participlee·ruct·ed, present participlee·ruct·ing, 3rd person present singulare·ructs) or e·ruc·tate [ i rúk tàyt ](past and past participlee·ruc·tat·ed, present participlee·ruc·tat·ing, 3rd person present singulare·ruc·tates)
transitive and intransitive verb
Definition:
belch: to expel stomach gases through the mouth
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technical
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[Mid-17th century. < Latin eruct-, past participle of eructare "to belch or vomit up" < ructare "to belch"]
