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aspirate

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: aspirate

1
 v
suck in (air)
2
 vn
pronounce with aspiration; of stop sounds
a consonant pronounced with aspiration
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: aspirate
1

v suck in (air)

Type of:
breathe in, inhale, inspire
draw in (air)

v remove as if by suction

“aspirate the wound”
Synonyms:
draw out, suck out
draw in, suck in
draw in as if by suction
Type of:
remove, take, take away, withdraw
remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
2

v pronounce with aspiration; of stop sounds

Type of:
articulate, enounce, enunciate, pronounce, say, sound out
speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way

n a consonant pronounced with aspiration

Type of:
consonant
a speech sound that is not a vowel
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