aspirate
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pəˌreɪt; verb (used with object)
1.
Phonetics.
a.
to articulate (a speech sound, especially a stop) so as to produce an audible puff of breath, as with the first t of total, the second t being unaspirated.
b.
to articulate (the beginning of a word or syllable) with an h -sound, as in which, pronounced (hwich), or hitch as opposed to witch or itch.
2.
3.
to draw or remove by suction.
noun
4.
Phonetics. a speech sound having as an obvious concomitant an audible puff of breath, as initial stop consonants or initial h -sounds.
5.
Medicine/Medical. the substance or contents that have been aspirated.
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Aspirate
is always a great word to know.
So is nasal. Does it mean:
| articulated with the back of the tongue held close to or touching the soft palate |
| pronounced with the voice issuing through the nose |
adjective
6.
Phonetics. (of a speech sound) pronounced with or accompanied by aspiration; aspirated.
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World English Dictionary
| aspirate | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | phonetics |
| a. to articulate (a stop) with some force, so that breath escapes with audible friction as the stop is released | |
| b. to pronounce (a word or syllable) with an initial h | |
| 2. | to draw in or remove by inhalation or suction, esp to suck (air or fluid) from a body cavity or to inhale (fluid) into the lungs after vomiting |
| 3. | to supply air to (an internal-combustion engine) |
| —n | |
| 4. | phonetics |
| a. a stop pronounced with an audible release of breath | |
| b. the glottal fricative represented in English and several other languages as h | |
| —adj | |
| 5. | phonetics (of a stop) pronounced with a forceful and audible expulsion of breath |
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
aspirate as·pi·rate (ās'pə-rāt')
v. as·pi·rat·ed, as·pi·rat·ing, as·pi·rates
To take in or remove by aspiration. n. (-pər-ĭt)
A substance removed by aspiration.
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Encyclopedia Britannica
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aspirate
the sound h as in English "hat." Consonant sounds such as the English voiceless stops p, t, and k at the beginning of words (e.g., "pat," "top," "keel") are also aspirated because they are pronounced with an accompanying forceful expulsion of air. Such sounds are not aspirated at the end of words or in combination with certain consonants (e.g., in "spot," "stop"). The voiced stops b and d in Sanskrit and Hindi also have aspirated forms that are usually transliterated as bh and dh.
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Example sentences
Bone marrow aspirate and biopsy are routinely performed to determine whether the disease has spread.
The other procedures aspirate stem cells from the bone marrow.
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