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aspirate
('/&/sp/@/,r/eI/t )

adjective (a)

  • Pronounced with the h sound or with audible breath.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

noun (n)

  • a consonant pronounced with aspiration(noun.communication)
    source: wordnet30
  • 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.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • remove as if by suction(verb.contact)
    Example:
    Aspirate the wound.
    Synonym:
    draw out, suck out
    source: wordnet30
  • pronounce with aspiration; of stop sounds(verb.communication)
    source: wordnet30
  • suck in (air)(verb.body)
    source: wordnet30
  • 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.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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