aspirate

Definition of Aspirate in English :

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Noun

1. aspirate

a consonant pronounced with aspiration

Verb

2. aspirate, draw out, suck out

remove as if by suction

Example Sentences:
'aspirate the wound'

3. aspirate

pronounce with aspiration; of stop sounds

4. aspirate

suck in (air)

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Aspirate

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verb (ˈæspɪˌreɪt ) (transitive)

1. phonetics

a.

to articulate (a stop) with some force, so that breath escapes with audible friction as the stop is released

b.

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

2.

to draw in or remove by inhalation or suction, esp to suck (air or fluid) from a body cavity or to inhale (fluid) into the lungs after vomiting

3.

to supply air to (an internal-combustion engine)

noun (ˈæspɪrɪt )

4. phonetics

a.

a stop pronounced with an audible release of breath

b.

the glottal fricative represented in English and several other languages as h

adjective (ˈæspɪrɪt )

5. phonetics

(of a stop) pronounced with a forceful and audible expulsion of breath

Aspirate

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verb transitiveWord forms: ˈaspiˌrated or ˈaspiˌrating

1.

to begin (a word) or precede (a sonorous speech sound) with a puff of breath resulting in the sound (h)

2.

to follow (a consonant, esp. a stop) with a puff of suddenly released breath

in English we usually aspirate the sound represented by p, t, or k when it begins a word

3.

to suck in or draw in, as by inhaling

aspirating dust into the lungs

4. Medicine

to remove (fluid or gas), as from a body cavity, by suction

noun

5.

the speech sound (h)

6.

an expiratory breath puff such as follows initial (p), (t), or (k) in English

7.

a consonant articulated with a following puff of breath

adjective

8.

articulated with a preceding or following puff of breath

: also ˈaspiˌrated

Aspirate

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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 (liquid or a foreign object, for example) into the respiratory tract when taking a breath.

3. Medicine

a. To remove (a liquid or gas) from the body by aspiration.

b. To suction (a body part or growth, for example) for the removal of a liquid or gas.

n. (-pər-ĭt)

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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