aspirate

as·pi·rate  (sp-rt)

tr.v. as·pi·rat·ed, as·pi·rat·ing, as·pi·rates

1. Linguistics

a. To pronounce (a vowel or word) with the initial release of breath associated with English h, as in hurry.

b. To follow (a consonant, especially a stop consonant) with a puff of breath that is clearly audible before the next sound begins, as in English pit or kit.

2. To draw (something) into the lungs; inhale.

3. Medicine To remove (liquids or gases) by means of a suction device.

n. (-pr-t)

1. Linguistics

a. The speech sound represented by English h.

b. The puff of air accompanying the release of a stop consonant.

c. A speech sound followed by a puff of breath.

2. Medicine Matter removed by aspiration.

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[Latin asprre, asprt-, to breathe on : ad-, ad- + sprre, to breathe.]

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aspirate Phonetics

Verb

[-rating, -rated]

to pronounce (a word or syllable) with an initial h

Noun

the sound represented in English and several other languages as h

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	aspirate - a consonant pronounced with aspiration consonant - a speech sound that is not a vowel
Verb	1.	aspirate - remove as if by suction; "aspirate the wound" suck out, draw out remove, take away, withdraw, take - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment" suck in, draw in - draw in as if by suction; "suck in your cheeks and stomach"
	2.	aspirate - pronounce with aspiration; of stop sounds enounce, enunciate, pronounce, sound out, articulate, say - speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way; "She pronounces French words in a funny way"; "I cannot say `zip wire'"; "Can the child sound out this complicated word?"
	3.	aspirate - suck in (air) breathe in, inhale, inspire - draw in (air); "Inhale deeply"; "inhale the fresh mountain air"; "The patient has trouble inspiring"; "The lung cancer patient cannot inspire air very well"

Translations

aspirate [ˈæspəreɪt] vt → aspirar

adj [ˈæspərɪt] → aspirado

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aspirate vt [ˈæspəreɪt] → aspirer

adj [ˈæspərɪt] → aspiré(e)

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aspirate [ˈæspəreɪt] vt → aspirieren, behauchen