1. to breathe in or suck in (air, liquid, or foreign matter) into the lungs
Usage: medical
2. to pronounce with a puff of breath
Usage: linguistics
3. to remove (fluid or tissue) by suction
Usage: medical

1. a speech sound pronounced with a puff of breath
Usage: linguistics

1. pronounced with a puff of breath
Usage: linguistics

Examples

• The patient accidentally aspirated water into his lungs.
• The doctor will aspirate fluid from the joint.
• In English, the letter ‘h’ in ‘house’ is aspirated.
• The ‘p’ sound in ‘pin’ is an aspirate consonant.
• She began to cough after aspirating some juice.
• The surgeon used a needle to aspirate the cyst.
• Many languages distinguish between aspirated and unaspirated consonants.