adj ·alt. of aspirated.
2. aspirate ·noun a mark of aspiration (/) used in greek; the asper, or rough breathing.
3. aspirate ·noun an elementary sound produced by the breath alone; a surd, or nonvocal consonant; as, f, th in thin, ·etc.
4. aspirate ·vt to pronounce with a breathing, an aspirate, or an h sound; as, we aspirate the words horse and house; to aspirate a vowel or a liquid consonant.
5. aspirate ·noun a sound consisting of, or characterized by, a breath like the sound of h; the breathing h or a character representing such a sound; an aspirated sound.