Word
Aspirate
How many syllables?
3 Syllables
How it's divided?
as-pi-rate
Definition
- 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
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