aspirate

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Again, if the Latin or Greek word begins with an aspirate, the English word begins with a medial; thus the Latin 'f' is found responsive to the English 'b,' as in Latin 'fagus,' English 'beech,' Latin 'fero,' English 'bear.'

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  1. transitive verb Linguistics To pronounce (a vowel or word) with the initial release of breath associated with English h, as in hurry.
  2. transitive verb Linguistics To follow (a consonant, especially a stop consonant) with a puff of breath that is clearly audible before the next sound begins, as in English pit or kit.
  3. transitive verb To draw (something) into the lungs; inhale.
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  • And above all, the accent—the soft (not to say slobbering) c and g , and the guttural aspirate which turns casa into hasa and capitale into hapitale , and so forth—this is cherished with peculiar fondness. —  What I Remember, Volume 2
  • Because since his last cleaning I aspirate, I have seizures, I am constantly on oxygen (and was during the cleaning) and I have a very low threshold for heat so much that Linda not only put a ice-cold break pack down in my bra but jammed on in my groin, during his cleaning. —  Screw Bronze!
  • By using a syringe and needle your veterinarian can aspirate (withdraw by suction) some of the cells from a tumor on your pet. —  Cayman Net News Daily Headlines
  • One of the things Arkansans DON'T do is aspirate, or 'pop,' the 'T' sound in a word like 'copped.' —  Bill Dawes
  • Intubate early, if possible, since a head trauma patient will frequently aspirate (intake of foreign material into the lungs during the act of breathing). —  Recently Uploaded Slideshows
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  1. Latin aspīrāre, aspīrāt-, to breathe on : ad-, ad- + spīrāre, to breathe.

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  1. from Latin aspiratus, past participle of aspirare, give the h-sound to, breathe or blow upon: see aspire.
  2. from Latin aspiratus, past participle: see the verb.
 

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/ˈæspɪreɪæt/
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