Definition of aspirate Aspirate

/æˈspɚejˌt/ - [atspereyt] - as•pi•rate

We found 18 definitions of aspirate from 5 different sources.

What does aspirate mean?

Noun Plural: aspirates
aspirate - a consonant pronounced with aspiration
		consonant a speech sound that is not a vowel
Verb aspirates, aspirating, aspirated
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"
aspirate - pronounce with aspiration; of stop sounds
		enounce, enunciate, pronounce, sound out, articulate, say pronounce judgment on; "They labeled him unfit to work here"
aspirate - remove as if by suction; "aspirate the wound"
		draw out, suck out
		take away, remove, withdraw, take take out or remove; "take out the chicken after adding the vegetables"

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aspirate (Noun)
The puff of air accompanying the release of a plosive consonant.
aspirate (Noun)
A sound produced by such a puff of air.
aspirate (Noun)
A mark of aspiration # used in Greek; the asper, or rough breathing.
aspirate (Verb)
To remove a liquid or gas by means of suction.
aspirate (Verb)
To inhale so as to draw something other than air into one's lungs.
aspirate (Verb)
To produce an audible puff of breath. especially following a consonant.
aspirate (Adjective)
aspirated.

aspirate (v. t.)
To pronounce with a breathing, an aspirate, or an h sound; as, we aspirate the words horse and house; to aspirate a vowel or a liquid consonant.
aspirate (n.)
A sound consisting of, or characterized by, a breath like the sound of h; the breathing h or a character representing such a sound; an aspirated sound.
aspirate (n.)
A mark of aspiration (/) used in Greek; the asper, or rough breathing.
aspirate (n.)
An elementary sound produced by the breath alone; a surd, or nonvocal consonant; as, f, th in thin, etc.
aspirate (a.)
Alt. of Aspirated

aspirate
as′pir-āt, v.t. to pronounce with a full breathing, as the letter h in house.—n. a mark of aspiration, the rough breathing in Greek (‛): an aspirated letter.—p.adj. As′perated, made harsh.—ns. Aspirā′tion, pronunciation of a letter with a full breathing: an aspirated sound (like Gr. ch, th, &c.): drawing air in; Aspirā′tor, an apparatus for drawing air or other gases through bottles or other vessels: (med.) an instrument for removing fluids from the cavities of the body.—adj. Aspīr′atory, relating to breathing.—To drop one's aspirates, not to pronounce h, a mark of imperfect education or humble social standing. [See Aspire.]