aspirate
as·pi·rate
(ăs′pə-rāt′)tr.v. as·pi·rat·ed, as·pi·rat·ing, as·pi·rates
1. Linguistics
a. To pronounce (a vowel or word) with the initial release of breath associated with English h, as in hurry.
b. To follow (a consonant, especially a stop consonant) with a puff of breath that is clearly audible before the next sound begins, as in English pit or kit.
2. To draw (liquid or a foreign object, for example) into the respiratory tract when taking a breath.
3. Medicine
a. To remove (a liquid or gas) from the body by aspiration.
b. To suction (a body part or growth, for example) for the removal of a liquid or gas.
n. (-pər-ĭt)
1. Linguistics
a. The speech sound represented by English h.
b. The puff of air accompanying the release of a stop consonant.
c. A speech sound followed by a puff of breath.
2. Medicine Matter removed by aspiration.
[Latin aspīrāre, aspīrāt-, to breathe on : ad-, ad- + spīrāre, to breathe.]
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aspirate
vb (tr)
1. (Phonetics & Phonology) phonetics
a. to articulate (a stop) with some force, so that breath escapes with audible friction as the stop is released
b. to pronounce (a word or syllable) with an initial h
2. (Medicine) to draw in or remove by inhalation or suction, esp to suck (air or fluid) from a body cavity or to inhale (fluid) into the lungs after vomiting
3. (Automotive Engineering) to supply air to (an internal-combustion engine)
n
(Phonetics & Phonology) phonetics
a. a stop pronounced with an audible release of breath
b. the glottal fricative represented in English and several other languages as h
adj
(Phonetics & Phonology) phonetics (of a stop) pronounced with a forceful and audible expulsion of breath
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as•pi•rate
(v. ˈæs pəˌreɪt; n., adj., -pər ɪt) v. -rat•ed, -rat•ing,
n., adj. v.t.
1.
a. to articulate (a speech sound, esp. a stop) so as to produce an audible puff of breath, as in the first t of total.
b. to articulate (the beginning of a word or syllable) with an h-sound.
2.
a. to remove (a fluid) from a body cavity by aspiration.
b. to inhale (fluid or a foreign body).
3. to draw or remove by suction.
n.4. a speech sound produced with an audible puff of breath, as initial stop consonants in English or initial h-sounds.
5. the substance or contents inhaled in aspiration.
adj.6. (of a speech sound) pronounced with or accompanied by aspiration; aspirated.
[1660–70; < Latin aspīrātus, past participle of aspīrāre. See aspire]
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as·pi·rate
(ăs′pə-rāt′)To remove a liquid or gas from a body cavity by suction. aspirate the lungs.
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aspirate
Past participle: aspirated
Gerund: aspirating
| Imperative |
|---|
| aspirate |
| aspirate |
| Present |
|---|
| I aspirate |
| you aspirate |
| he/she/it aspirates |
| we aspirate |
| you aspirate |
| they aspirate |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I aspirated |
| you aspirated |
| he/she/it aspirated |
| we aspirated |
| you aspirated |
| they aspirated |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am aspirating |
| you are aspirating |
| he/she/it is aspirating |
| we are aspirating |
| you are aspirating |
| they are aspirating |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have aspirated |
| you have aspirated |
| he/she/it has aspirated |
| we have aspirated |
| you have aspirated |
| they have aspirated |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was aspirating |
| you were aspirating |
| he/she/it was aspirating |
| we were aspirating |
| you were aspirating |
| they were aspirating |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had aspirated |
| you had aspirated |
| he/she/it had aspirated |
| we had aspirated |
| you had aspirated |
| they had aspirated |
| Future |
|---|
| I will aspirate |
| you will aspirate |
| he/she/it will aspirate |
| we will aspirate |
| you will aspirate |
| they will aspirate |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have aspirated |
| you will have aspirated |
| he/she/it will have aspirated |
| we will have aspirated |
| you will have aspirated |
| they will have aspirated |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be aspirating |
| you will be aspirating |
| he/she/it will be aspirating |
| we will be aspirating |
| you will be aspirating |
| they will be aspirating |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been aspirating |
| you have been aspirating |
| he/she/it has been aspirating |
| we have been aspirating |
| you have been aspirating |
| they have been aspirating |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been aspirating |
| you will have been aspirating |
| he/she/it will have been aspirating |
| we will have been aspirating |
| you will have been aspirating |
| they will have been aspirating |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been aspirating |
| you had been aspirating |
| he/she/it had been aspirating |
| we had been aspirating |
| you had been aspirating |
| they had been aspirating |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would aspirate |
| you would aspirate |
| he/she/it would aspirate |
| we would aspirate |
| you would aspirate |
| they would aspirate |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have aspirated |
| you would have aspirated |
| he/she/it would have aspirated |
| we would have aspirated |
| you would have aspirated |
| they would have aspirated |
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Translations
aspirate
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aspirate
n → Aspirata f (spec), → Hauchlaut m
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aspirate
[adj, n ˈæsp/ərɪt; vb ˈæspəreɪt]
1. adj → aspirato/a
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aspirate
vt (to inhale) aspirar; (to remove fluid with a syringe) aspirar, sacar líquido con una jeringa
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