aspirate
v.
pronounce with aspiration (Phonetics); pronounce the "h" sound by breathing out (Phonetics); remove air or fluid from a body cavity (Medicine); remove by suction
n.
speech sound or pronunciation of the letter "h" at the beginning of a word (Phonetics)
adj.
(of speech sound) pronounced with aspiration, pronounced with the "h" sound by breathing out
Aspiration
Aspirate
aspirate
Noun
1. a consonant pronounced with aspiration
(hypernym) consonant
Verb
1. remove as if by suction; "draw in air"
(synonym) draw in, suck in
(hypernym) remove, take, take away, withdraw
(verb-group) suck in, draw in
2. pronounce with aspiration; of stop sounds
(hypernym) pronounce, articulate, enounce, sound out, enunciate, say
(derivation) aspiration
3. suck in air
(hypernym) inhale, inspire, breathe in
(derivation) inhalation, inspiration, aspiration, breathing in
aspirare
v.
inhale, breathe in; suck in, suck up, suck; aspire, aim at
aspirata
n.
aspirate, pronunciation of the letter "h" at the beginning of a word (Phonetics)