Home › Words › S › sputationsputation/spjuːˈteɪʃən/sputation means the act of spitting; expectoration.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, sputation ranks #25,610 of 42,762 for Qualifying.sputation is pronounced /spjuːˈteɪʃən/.EtymologyFrom Latin sputare (“to spit”), intensitive from spuere (“to spit”). Compare French sputation.nounThe act of spitting; expectoration.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.exspuition 79% match — The act of spitting. vs sputation →spitting 75% match — expectoration vs sputation →expuition 71% match — The act of spitting phlegm. vs sputation →spettle 68% match — Spittle. vs sputation →spewage 68% match — The act of spewing, or material that is spewed out. vs sputation →bespit 66% match — To spit upon (someone or something); to soil with spittle. vs sputation →excreation 66% match — The act of spitting out. vs sputation →bespittle 62% match — To cover (someone or something) with spit or spittle, especially from speech. vs sputation →