Dictionary Check: aspirate
"aspirate" is a valid word!
Scrabble
10
points
Words with Friends
11
points
Definition
noun
a consonant pronounced with aspiration
noun
a speech sound having as an obvious concomitant an audible puff of breath, as initial stop consonants or initial /h/ sounds.
Example:
"The ‘p’ in English ‘pot’ is an aspirate, but the ‘p’ in ‘spot’ is not."
verb
remove by suction
Example:
"aspirate the wound"
verb
pronounce with aspiration; of stop sounds
verb
inhale (air, water, etc.)
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