| v. t. | 1. | To pronounce with a breathing, an aspirate, or an |
| n. | 1. | A sound consisting of, or characterized by, a breath like the sound of |
| 2. | A mark of aspiration ( | |
| 3. | An elementary sound produced by the breath alone; a surd, or nonvocal consonant; as, f, th in thin, etc. | |
| a. | 1. | Pronounced with the h sound or with audible breath. |
| Noun | 1. | aspirate - a consonant pronounced with aspiration |
| Verb | 1. | aspirate - remove as if by suction; "draw in air" |
| 2. | aspirate - pronounce with aspiration; of stop sounds | |
| 3. | aspirate - suck in air |
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