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4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Aspirate \As"pi*rate\, n. 1. 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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Aspirate \As"pi*rate\ ([a^]s"p[i^]*r[asl]t), Aspirated \As"pi*ra"ted\ (-r[=a]"t[e^]d), a. [L. aspiratus p. p.] Pronounced with the h sound or with audible breath. But yet they are not aspirate, i. e., with such an aspiration as h. --Holder. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Aspirate \As"pi*rate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Aspirated}; p. pr & vb n. {Aspirating}.] [L. aspiratus p. p. of aspirare to breathe toward or upon to add the breathing h; ad + spirare to breathe, blow. Cf {Aspire}.] 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: aspirate n : a consonant pronounced with aspiration v 1: remove body fluids such as blood [syn: {draw in}, {suck in}] 2: pronounce with aspiration; of stop sounds 3: suck in air
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