aspirate
Ⅰ aspirate /ˈæs.pɪ.rət/ aep /-pɚ.ət/ noun [C] SPECIALIZED ► F0 the sound represented in English by the letter 'h', in words such as 'house'Thesaurus+: ↑Phonology and phonetics
Ⅱ aspirate /ˈæs.pɪ.reɪt/ verb ↑Verb Endings for aspirate 1 F0 [T] to breathe out air when pronouncing a plosive consonant sound Thesaurus+: ↑Phonology and phonetics2 F0 [I or T] US SPECIALIZED to breathe in, or to breathe a substance into your lungs by accident Thesaurus+: ↑Breathing and stopping breathing |