ALL meanings of aspirate
as·pi·rate
A a - verb aspirate to articulate (a stop) with some force, so that breath escapes with audible friction as the stop is released 3
- verb aspirate to pronounce (a word or syllable) with an initial h 3
- verb aspirate 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
- verb aspirate to supply air to (an internal-combustion engine) 3
- noun aspirate a stop pronounced with an audible release of breath 3
- noun aspirate the glottal fricative represented in English and several other languages as h 3
- adjective aspirate (of a stop) pronounced with a forceful and audible expulsion of breath 3
- verb transitive aspirate to begin (a word) or precede (a sonorous speech sound) with a puff of breath resulting in the sound (h) 3
- verb transitive aspirate to follow (a consonant, esp. a stop) with a puff of suddenly released breath 3
- verb transitive aspirate to suck in or draw in, as by inhaling 3
- verb transitive aspirate to remove (fluid or gas), as from a body cavity, by suction 3
- noun aspirate the speech sound (h) 3
- noun aspirate an expiratory breath puff such as follows initial (p), (t), or (k) in English 3
- noun aspirate a consonant articulated with a following puff of breath 3
- adjective aspirate articulated with a preceding or following puff of breath 3
- transitive verb aspirate suck out, clear by suction 1
- transitive verb aspirate phonetics: pronounce with puff of air 1
- adjective aspirate phonetics: aspirated 1
- noun aspirate phonetics: sound 1
- verb with object aspirate Phonetics. to articulate (a speech sound, especially 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. 1
- verb with object aspirate Medicine/Medical. 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. 1
- verb with object aspirate to draw or remove by suction. 1
- noun aspirate Phonetics. a speech sound having as an obvious concomitant an audible puff of breath, as initial stop consonants or initial h -sounds. 1
- noun aspirate Medicine/Medical. the substance or contents that have been aspirated. 1
- adjective aspirate Phonetics. (of a speech sound) pronounced with or accompanied by aspiration; aspirated. 1
- noun aspirate Pronounce (a sound) with an exhalation of breath. 1
- noun aspirate (linguistics) The puff of air accompanying the release of a plosive consonant. 0
- noun aspirate (linguistics) A sound produced by such a puff of air. 0
- noun aspirate A mark of aspiration (#) used in Greek; the asper, or rough breathing. 0
- verb aspirate (Transitive Verb) To remove a liquid or gas by means of suction. 0
- verb aspirate (Transitive Verb) To inhale so as to draw something other than air into one's lungs. 0
- verb aspirate (Transitive Verb) (linguistics) To produce an audible puff of breath. especially following a consonant. 0