Aspirate /(ăs"pĭ*rā̇t)/

As·pi·rate

Aspirate

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Aspirated; p. pr. & vb. n. Aspirating

  1. 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.
  1. 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.
  2. A mark of aspiration (ʽ) used in Greek; the asper, or rough breathing.
  3. An elementary sound produced by the breath alone; a surd, or nonvocal consonant; as, f, th in thin, etc.

Aspirate

a.
  1. Pronounced with the h sound or with audible breath.
    But yet they are not aspirate, i. e., with such an aspiration as h.