English Explanatory Dictionary

aspirate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The puff of air accompanying the release of a plosive or fricative consonant.
  2. A sound produced by such a puff of air.
  3. A mark of aspiration (ʽ) used in Greek; the asper, or rough breathing.
  4. A sample of fluid, tissue, or other substance that is withdrawn via aspiration (usually through a hollow needle) from a body cavity, cyst, or tumor.
verb
  1. To remove a liquid or gas by means of suction.
  2. To inhale something other than air into one's lungs.
  3. To suffocate, having inhaled something other than air.
  4. To produce an audible puff of breath, especially following a consonant, such as the letter "h" at the beginning of house or hat in standard English.
adj
  1. Synonym of aspirated.

Pronunciation

/ˈæs.pəɹ.ət/ /ˈæs.pɪ.ɹət/ /ˈæs.pə.ɹɪt/ En-us-aspirate-noun.ogg /ˈæs.pəɹ.eɪt/ /ˈæs.pɪ.ɹeɪt/ /ˈæs.pə.ɹeɪt/ En-us-aspirate-verb.ogg en-au-aspirate.ogg

Word forms

aspirate aspirates aspirating aspirated more aspirate most aspirate

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin aspīrātus.

Synonyms

breathe in inhale inspire aspirated

Related words

aspiration aspirational aspirator aspire nonaspirate unaspirate asperate

Derived words

bronchoaspirate deaspirate lipoaspirate microaspirate reaspirate

Translations

Chinese Mandarin: 送氣 /送气 Dutch: aspiratie Finnish: aspiraatio Finnish: henkäisy French: aspiration German: Aspiration German: Behauchung Polish: aspiracja Russian: придыха́ние Russian: аспира́ция Slovak: aspirácia Spanish: aspiración
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