Aspirate (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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verb (used with object), as·pi·rat·ed, as·pi·rat·ing.
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. to draw or remove by suction.
noun
  1. a speech sound having as an obvious concomitant an audible puff of breath, as initial stop consonants or initial h-sounds.
  2. the substance or contents that have been aspirated.
adjective
  1. (of a speech sound) pronounced with or accompanied by aspiration; aspirated.
verb (ˈæspɪˌreɪt) (tr)
  1. phonetics
    • 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
  2. 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. to supply air to (an internal-combustion engine)
noun (ˈæspɪrɪt)
  1. phonetics
    • a stop pronounced with an audible release of breath
    • the glottal fricative represented in English and several other languages as h
adjective (ˈæspɪrɪt)
  1. (of a stop) pronounced with a forceful and audible expulsion of breath
Aspirate (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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