: to pronounce (a vowel or a consonant) with aspiration (see aspirationsense 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