Australian English Meaning of aspirate

suck up

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Definitions and Meaning of aspirate in English

Wordnet

aspirate (n)

a consonant pronounced with aspiration

Wordnet

aspirate (v)

remove by suction

pronounce with aspiration; of stop sounds

inhale (air, water, etc.)

Webster

aspirate (v. t.)

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.

Webster

aspirate (n.)

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.

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

An elementary sound produced by the breath alone; a surd, or nonvocal consonant; as, f, th in thin, etc.

Webster

aspirate (a.)

Alt. of Aspirated

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suck up

a consonant pronounced with aspiration, remove by suction, pronounce with aspiration; of stop sounds, inhale (air, water, etc.)To pronounce with a breathing, an

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aspirant => aspirant, aspinwall => Aspinwall, aspidophoroides => Aspidophoroides, aspidobranchia => spiny-shelled sea slugs, aspidistra elatio => Cast-iron plant,