n.
Pronunciation: ' as-p ə - ˌ r ā t
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: -rat · ed ; -rat · ing
Etymology: Latin aspiratus, past participle of aspirare
Date: circa 1700
1 : to pronounce (a vowel or a consonant) with aspiration (sense 1a)
2 a : to draw by suction b : to remove (as blood) by aspiration c : to take into the lungs by aspiration