aspirate

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Synonyms: asperate, aspidate, aspirare, aspirata, aspirant, auspicate, aspire, pirate, aspirants, apparate, respirate

Antonyms: asperate, aspidate, aspirare, aspirata, aspirant, auspicate, aspire, pirate, aspirants, apparate, respirate

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|linguistics}} The [[puff]] of [[air]] [[accompany]]ing the [[release]] of a [[plosive]] or [[fricative]] [[consonant]].
2. {{lb|en|linguistics}} A [[sound]] produced by such a puff of air.
3. A [[mark]] of [[aspiration]] ({{lang|grc|ʽ}}) used in [[Greek]]; the [[asper]], or rough breathing.
4. A [[sample]] of [[fluid]], [[tissue]], or other [[substance]] that is withdrawn via [[aspiration]] (usually through a hollow needle) from a [[body cavity]], [[cyst]], or [[tumor]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[remove]] a [[liquid]] or [[gas]] by means of [[suction]].
2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[inhale]] something other than air into one's [[lungs]].
3. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[suffocate]], having [[inhale]]d something other than air.
4. {{lb|en|ambitransitive|linguistics}} To produce an [[audible]] [[puff]] of [[breath]], especially following a [[consonant]], such as the letter "h" at the beginning of ''house'' or ''hat'' in standard English.

Adjective

1. {{syn of|en|aspirated}}.

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