Aspirate

English Meaning

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.

1. Linguistics To pronounce (a vowel or word) with the initial release of breath associated with English h, as in hurry.
2. Linguistics To follow (a consonant, especially a stop consonant) with a puff of breath that is clearly audible before the next sound begins, as in English pit or kit.
3. To draw (something) into the lungs; inhale.
4. Medicine To remove an abnormal accumulation of (a liquid or gas) from the body by aspiration.
5. Medicine To suction (a body part or growth, for example) for the removal of a liquid or a gas.
6. Linguistics The speech sound represented by English h.
7. Linguistics The puff of air accompanying the release of a stop consonant.
8. Linguistics A speech sound followed by a puff of breath.
9. Medicine Matter removed by aspiration.