I. ˈasp(ə)rə̇t, ˈaas-, usu -ə̇d.+V adjective
Etymology: Latin aspiratus, past participle of aspirare, literally, to breathe upon — more at aspire
1. : aspirated
2. : silent but not preceded by liaison or elision — used of h in modern French
II. -pəˌrāt, usu -ād.+V transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Latin aspiratus
1.
a. : to pronounce or to make so as to be pronounced (a vowel or word) with an h -sound as the initial element (as in ancient Greek)
b. : to pronounce (a stop consonant) with an immediately following h -sound in a syllable in which the h is not usually represented (as in English)
2.
a. : to draw by suction
a new charge is simultaneously being aspirated by the lower cylinder by way of inlet ports — G.G.Smith
b. : to remove (material) by aspiration
the portal vein is exposed and blood is aspirated with a 50-ml. syringe — Biological Abstracts
mucus aspirated from the bronchus by bronchoscopy
c. : inhale
aspirate food particles
III. -p(ə)rə̇t, usu -ə̇d.+V noun
( -s )
Etymology: aspirate (I)
1. : h as an independent sound or a character representing it (as the letter h or the rough breathing symbol in Greek) — compare breathing 2
2. : a consonant having as its final element aspiration in the same syllable ; broadly : a combination of letters of which the last is h or the sound of such a combination
3. : material removed by aspiration
parasites may be more readily found in aspirates from the spleen — K.F.Maxcy