Aspirate

Definition of Aspirate

As´pi`rate Pronunciation: ăs´pĭ`rãt

v. t.	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. [imp. & p. p. Aspirated ( ); p. pr. & vb. n. Aspirating ( ).]
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 (
	3.	An elementary sound produced by the breath alone; a surd, or nonvocal consonant; as, f, th in thin, etc.
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. - Holder.

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