aspirate

== English == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin aspīrātus. === Pronunciation === noun and adjective (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈæs.pəɹ.ət/, /ˈæs.pɪ.ɹət/, /ˈæs.pə.ɹɪt/ verb (UK) IPA(key): /ˈæs.pəɹ.eɪt/, /ˈæs.pɪ.ɹeɪt/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈæs.pə.ɹeɪt/, /ˈæs.pɪ.ɹeɪt/ Rhymes: -æspəɹeɪt === Noun === aspirate (plural aspirates) (linguistics) The puff of air accompanying the release of a plosive or fricative consonant. (linguistics) A sound produced by such a puff of air. A mark of aspiration (ʽ) used in Greek; the asper, or rough breathing. a. 1742, Richard Bentley, letter to Dr. Mead But we must correct then twenty authors who have it in the compound ἀπηθεῖν and ἀπήθημα ; and not (as the aspirate would require it) ἀφηθεῖν and αφήθημα A sample of fluid, tissue, or other substance that is withdrawn via aspiration (usually through a hollow needle) from a body cavity, cyst, or tumor. ==== Translations ==== === Verb === aspirate (third-person singular simple present aspirates, present participle aspirating, simple past and past participle aspirated) (transitive) To remove a liquid or gas by means of suction. (transitive) To inhale something other than air into one's lungs. (intransitive) To suffocate, having inhaled something other than air. The autopsy found that the casualty had aspirated in her sleep. (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. ==== Synonyms ==== (inhale): breathe in, inhale, inspire ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === aspirate (comparative more aspirate, superlative most aspirate) Synonym of aspirated. ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === asperate === Anagrams === parasite, pastiera, septaria == Italian == === Etymology 1 === ==== Verb ==== aspirate inflection of aspirare: second-person plural present indicative second-person plural imperative === Etymology 2 === ==== Participle ==== aspirate f pl feminine plural of aspirato === Anagrams === asperità, atrepsia, espatria, espirata, pastiera, raspiate, ripesata, satrapie, separati, spariate, sterpaia == Latin == === Verb === aspīrāte second-person plural present active imperative of aspīrō == Spanish == === Verb === aspirate second-person singular voseo imperative of aspirar combined with te