Definition of aspirate

• v. t. - 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.
• 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.
• n. - A mark of aspiration (/) used in Greek; the asper, or rough breathing.
• n. - An elementary sound produced by the breath alone; a surd, or nonvocal consonant; as, f, th in thin, etc.
• a. - Alt. of Aspirated
• v. t. - 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.
• 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.
• n. - A mark of aspiration (/) used in Greek; the asper, or rough breathing.
• n. - An elementary sound produced by the breath alone; a surd, or nonvocal consonant; as, f, th in thin, etc.
• a. - Alt. of Aspirated