Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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aspirate | Yes | No | Yes | No |
aspirator | Yes | No | No | No |
aspirate (noun) | aspirator (noun) |
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a consonant pronounced with aspiration | a pump that draws air or another gas through a liquid |
a speech sound having as an obvious concomitant an audible puff of breath, as initial stop consonants or initial h -sounds. |
aspirate (verb) | aspirator (verb) |
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inhale (air, water, etc.) | |
pronounce with aspiration; of stop sounds | |
remove by suction |