1. A consonant pronounced with aspiration

1. Remove as if by suction
   "aspirate the wound"
   - draw out, suck out 
2. Pronounce with aspiration; of stop sounds 
3. Suck in (air)

Derived forms: aspirated, aspirates, aspirating

See also: aspiration, aspirator

Type of: articulate, breathe in, consonant, enounce, enunciate, inhale, inspire, pronounce, remove, say, sound out, take, take away, withdraw

Encyclopedia: Aspirate

• straightaway
• straightedge
• straighten
• straighten out
• straighten up
• straightener
• straightforward
• straightforwardly
• straightforwardness
• straightjacket
• straightlaced
• straightly
• straightness
• straightway
• strain
• strain gage
• strain gauge
• strained
• strainer
• strainer vine
• straining
• strait
• strait and narrow
• Strait of Calais
• Strait of Dover