1. belches or burps; expels gas noisily from the stomach through the mouth
Usage: formal; medical

Examples

• The patient eructates frequently after meals due to his digestive condition.
• The doctor noted that the child eructates excessively when drinking carbonated beverages.
• She eructates loudly, much to her embarrassment at formal dinners.
• The medication causes him to eructate more than usual.
• After eating too quickly, he eructates several times.
• The baby eructates naturally after feeding.