Associations to the word «Aspirate»

ASPIRATE, noun. (linguistics) The puff of air accompanying the release of a plosive consonant.

ASPIRATE, noun. (linguistics) A sound produced by such a puff of air.

ASPIRATE, noun. A mark of aspiration (#) used in Greek; the asper, or rough breathing.

ASPIRATE, verb. (transitive) To remove a liquid or gas by means of suction.

ASPIRATE, verb. (transitive) To inhale so as to draw something other than air into one's lungs.

ASPIRATE, verb. (transitive) (linguistics) To produce an audible puff of breath. especially following a consonant.

ASPIRATE, adjective. Aspirated

ASPIRATE MUTATION, noun. An alteration of the initial consonant of a word which occurs in certain Celtic languages under particular linguistic circumstances.

ASPIRATE, noun. A consonant pronounced with aspiration.

ASPIRATE, verb. Remove as if by suction; "aspirate the wound".

ASPIRATE, verb. Pronounce with aspiration; of stop sounds.

ASPIRATE, verb. Suck in (air).