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Definition of Aspirate

1. Noun. A consonant pronounced with aspiration.

2. Verb. Remove as if by suction. "Aspirate the wound"

3. Verb. Pronounce with aspiration; of stop sounds.

4. Verb. Suck in (air).

Definition of Aspirate

1. v. t. 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.

2. n. 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.

3. a. Pronounced with the h sound or with audible breath.

Definition of Aspirate

1. to pronounce with an initial release of breath [v -RATED, -RATING, -RATES]

Medical Definition of Aspirate

1. The material that is withdrawn with a negative pressure apparatus (syringe). (27 Sep 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Aspirate

aspidium aspidium aspidobranchia Aspidophoroides Aspidophoroides monopterygius aspidosamine aspidospermine aspine aspines Aspinwall

aspirant aspirants aspirata aspiratae aspirate (current term) aspirate (current term) aspirated aspirated aspirates aspirating

aspirating needle aspiration aspiration aspirational aspirations aspiration biopsy aspiration pneumonia aspiration pneumonia aspirator aspirator

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