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aspirate
noun
verb
a consonant pronounced with aspiration
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ˈæs.pəɹ.ət
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noun
a consonant pronounced with aspiration
noun
a speech sound having as an obvious concomitant an audible puff of breath, as initial stop consonants or initial /h/ sounds.
“The ‘p’ in English ‘pot’ is an aspirate, but the ‘p’ in ‘spot’ is not.”
verb
inhale (air, water, etc.)
verb
pronounce with aspiration; of stop sounds
verb
remove by suction
“aspirate the wound”
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Example Sentences
The ‘p’ in English ‘pot’ is an aspirate, but the ‘p’ in ‘spot’ is not.
aspirate the wound