Found 3 items, similar to Aspirate.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: aspirate aspirat
English → English (WordNet) Definition: aspirate aspirate n : a consonant pronounced with aspiration v 1: remove as if by suction; “draw in air” [syn: draw in, suck in ] 2: pronounce with aspiration; of stop sounds 3: suck in air
English → English (gcide) Definition: Aspirate Aspirate \As"pi*rate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Aspirated; p. pr. & vb. n. Aspirating.] [L. aspiratus, p. p. of aspirare to breathe toward or upon, to add the breathing h; ad + spirare to breathe, blow. Cf. Aspire.] 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. [1913 Webster] Aspirate \As"pi*rate\, n. 1. 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. [1913 Webster] 2. A mark of aspiration ([asper]) used in Greek; the asper, or rough breathing. --Bentley. [1913 Webster] 3. An elementary sound produced by the breath alone; a surd, or nonvocal consonant; as, f, th in thin, etc. [1913 Webster] Aspirate \As"pi*rate\ ([a^]s"p[i^]*r[asl]t), Aspirated \As"pi*ra"ted\ (-r[=a]"t[e^]d), a. [L. aspiratus, p. p.] Pronounced with the h sound or with audible breath. [1913 Webster] But yet they are not aspirate, i. e., with such an aspiration as h. --Holder. [1913 Webster]