"aspirate" in the noun sense
1. aspirate
a consonant pronounced with aspiration
"aspirate" in the verb sense
1. aspirate, draw out, suck out
remove by suction
"aspirate the wound"
2. aspirate
pronounce with aspiration of stop sounds
3. aspirate
inhale (air, water, etc.)
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