ASPIRATE

Definition of ASPIRATE

  1. (verb)remove by suction
  2. (verb)pronounce with aspiration; of stop sounds
  3. (verb)inhale (air, water, etc.)
  4. (noun)a consonant pronounced with aspiration
  5. (noun)a speech sound having as an obvious concomitant an audible puff of breath, as initial stop consonants or initial h -sounds.