aspirate
- Noun. (linguistics) The puff of air accompanying the release of a plosive consonant.
- Noun. (linguistics) A sound produced by such a puff of air.
- Verb. (transitive) To remove a liquid or gas by means of suction.
- Verb. (transitive) To inhale so as to draw something other than air into one's lungs.
- Verb. (transitive, linguistics) To produce an audible puff of breath. especially following a consonant.
- Adjective. aspirated.
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