Aspirate /(ăs"pĭ*rā̇t)/
As·pi·rate
Aspirate
v. t.
imp. & p. p. Aspirated; p. pr. & vb. n. Aspirating
- To pronounce with a breathing, an aspirate, or an h sound; as, we aspirate the words horse and house; to aspirate a vowel or a liquid consonant.
Aspirate
n.
- A sound consisting of, or characterized by, a breath like the sound of h; the breathing h or a character representing such a sound; an aspirated sound.
- A mark of aspiration (ʽ) used in Greek; the asper, or rough breathing.
- An elementary sound produced by the breath alone; a surd, or nonvocal consonant; as, f, th in thin, etc.
Aspirate
a.
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Pronounced with the h sound or with audible breath.
But yet they are not aspirate, i. e., with such an aspiration as h.