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Webster 1913 Edition

Aspirate

As′pi-rate

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Aspirated
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Aspirating
.]
[L.
aspiratus
, p. p. of
aspirare
to breathe toward or upon, to add the breathing h;
ad
+
spirare
to breathe, blow. Cf.
Aspire
.]
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.

As′pi-rate

,
Noun.
1.
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.
2.
A mark of aspiration (ʽ) used in Greek; the asper, or rough breathing.
Bentley.
3.
An elementary sound produced by the breath alone; a surd, or nonvocal consonant; as, f, th in thin, etc.

Webster 1828 Edition

Aspirate

AS'PIRATE

,
Verb.
T.
[L. aspiro, to breathe or blow; Gr. to palpitate, from spiro. See Spire, Spirit.]
To pronounce with a breathing or full emission of breath. We aspirate the words horse and house.

AS'PIRATE

,
Verb.
I.
To be uttered with a strong breathing; as, the letter h aspirates.

AS'PIRATE

,
Noun.
A letter marked with an asper, or note of breathing; a mark of aspiration, as the Greek accent.

AS'PIRATE

,
Adj.
Pronounced with a full breath.

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