ASPIRATE


Meaning of ASPIRATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ̘. ̈n.ˈæspərɪt ]

adj., n., & v. Phonet. --adj. 1 pronounced with an exhalation of breath. 2 blended with the sound of h. --n. 1 a consonant pronounced in this way. 2 the sound of h. --v. 1 a tr. pronounce with a breath. b intr. make the sound of h. 2 tr. draw (fluid) by suction from a vessel or cavity. [L aspiratus past part. of aspirare: see ASPIRE]

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