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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024as•pi•rate /v. ˈæspəˌreɪt; n., adj. -pərɪt/USA pronunciation v., -rat•ed, -rat•ing, n., adj. v. [~ + object] - Phonetics
- Phoneticsto pronounce (a speech sound, esp. a sound like p, t, or k) so as to produce a puff of breath, as in the t of top:In English the sounds of p, t and k at the beginning of most words are aspirated.
- to pronounce (the beginning of a word or syllable) with an h-sound:The h of the word honor is not aspirated, but the h of habit is aspirated.
- Medicine
- to remove (a fluid) from a body cavity with a long hollow needle:The doctor aspirated fluid from the cyst.
- to inhale (fluid or a foreign body):Small children sometimes aspirate foreign bodies such as peanuts.
n. [countable] - Phoneticsa speech sound produced with a puff of breath, as initial p, t, or k in English or initial h-sounds:The p in English pot is an aspirate, but the p in spot is not.
adj. - Phonetics(of a speech sound) pronounced with aspiration;
aspirated:an aspirate k sound.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024as•pi•rate (v. as′pə rāt′;n., adj., as′pər it),USA pronunciation v., -rat•ed, -rat•ing, n., adj. v.t. - Phonetics
- to articulate (a speech sound, esp. a stop) so as to produce an audible puff of breath, as with the first t of total, the second t being unaspirated.
- to articulate (the beginning of a word or syllable) with an h-sound, as in which, pronounced (hwich), or hitch as opposed to witch or itch.
- Medicine
- to remove (a fluid) from a body cavity by use of an aspirator or suction syringe.
- to inhale (fluid or a foreign body) into the bronchi and lungs, often after vomiting.
- to draw or remove by suction.
n. - Phoneticsa speech sound having as an obvious concomitant an audible puff of breath, as initial stop consonants or initial h-sounds.
- Medicinethe substance or contents that have been aspirated.
adj. - Phonetics(of a speech sound) pronounced with or accompanied by aspiration;
aspirated.
- Latin aspīrātus breathed upon (past participle of aspīrāre). See aspire, -ate1
- 1660–70
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: aspirate vb /ˈæspɪˌreɪt/(transitive)- to articulate (a stop) with some force, so that breath escapes with audible friction as the stop is released
- to pronounce (a word or syllable) with an initial h
- 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
- to supply air to (an internal-combustion engine)
n /ˈæspɪrɪt/- a stop pronounced with an audible release of breath
- the glottal fricative represented in English and several other languages as h
adj /ˈæspɪrɪt/- (of a stop) pronounced with a forceful and audible expulsion of breath
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