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aspirate

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noun

as·​pi·​rate ˈa-sp(ə-)rət How to pronounce aspirate (audio)
1
: an independent sound \h\ or a character (such as the letter h) representing it
2
: a consonant having aspiration as its final component
in English the \p\ of pit is an aspirate
3
: material removed by aspiration

aspirate

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verb

as·​pi·​rate ˈa-spə-ˌrāt How to pronounce aspirate (audio)
aspirated; aspirating

transitive verb

1
: to pronounce (a vowel or a consonant) with aspiration (see aspiration sense 3a)
2
a
: to draw by suction
b
: to remove (something such as blood) by aspiration
c
: to take into the lungs by aspiration

Example Sentences

Noun The word “hour” is not pronounced with an aspirate. Verb The letter “h” in “house” is aspirated, but the “h” in “hour” is not. She began coughing when she aspirated some orange juice.
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
According to veterinary oncologists, a fine needle aspirate to see what kinds of cells it’s made of is almost always in order in these cases. Dr. Patty Khuly, miamiherald, 5 July 2018
Verb
The hand surgeon may elect to aspirate the fluid from the cyst, which usually is effective. Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 30 Mar. 2022 The Mayo Clinic recommends breathing through your mouth and avoiding forceful inhales so that your don't lodge the object further up or aspirate it into your airway. Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 7 July 2021 In all of these scenarios, people frequently vomit and aspirate, bringing fluid into the lungs. Katherine Ellen Foley, Quartz, 16 Oct. 2020 If the breast imaging reveals your lump is fluid-filled and therefore a cyst, the doctor may choose to aspirate it, which involves sticking a needle in the cyst to drain the fluid. Jenny Mccoy, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2020 Instead Buck wanted to slam him with meth: put the needle in his arm, aspirate the vein and shoot the dose. Jesse Barron, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2020 The original car was based on the V12 Vantage, but this one is based on the more powerful V12 S, with a version of Aston’s sonorous naturally aspirated 5.9-liter V-12 engine, retuned to deliver 591 horsepower. Mike Duff, Car and Driver, 21 Apr. 2020 The new Corvette makes 495 horsepower from a mid-mounted, naturally aspirated 6.2-liter V-8, does zero to 60 mph in 2.8 seconds, and starts at $64,995. Connor Hoffman, Car and Driver, 6 Apr. 2020 Our people are not dying from a foreign war on foreign soil, but aspirating surrounded by strange faces in hospital rooms down the street. Chastity Pratt, Detroit Free Press, 5 Apr. 2020 See More

Word History

Etymology

Verb

Latin aspiratus, past participle of aspirare

First Known Use

Noun

1617, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

circa 1700, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of aspirate was in 1617

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