as·pi·rate /ˈæsp(ə)rət/
(vt.)送氣發音,吐氣,吸出h音,氣音字,h字(a.)氣音的,h音的
as·pi·rate /ˈæspəˌret/ 及物動詞
抽吸,抽吸物,送氣音
As·pi·rate As·pi·ra·ted a. Pronounced with the h sound or with audible breath.
But yet they are not aspirate, i. e., with such an aspiration as =\h.\= --Holder.
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As·pi·rate 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.
As·pi·rate 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 (') 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.
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aspirate
n : a consonant pronounced with aspiration
v 1: remove as if by suction; "draw in air" [syn: draw in, suck
in]
2: pronounce with aspiration; of stop sounds
3: suck in air