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as·pi·rate
 aspirate
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- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, noun, adjective
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| pronunciation: |
ae
sp
reIt
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| inflections: |
aspirates, aspirating, aspirated |
| definition 1: |
in phonetics, to pronounce (a speech sound) with an audible release or rush of air, as the "h" in "helium" or the "p" in "pickle".
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| definition 2: |
to remove or draw out by suction, as with an aspirator.
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| definition 3: |
to inhale (fluid) into the respiratory tract.
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| related words: |
tap |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| pronunciation: |
aes
pr
t
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| definition: |
in phonetics, a speech sound pronounced with an audible release or rush of air, such as the initial "h," "t," "p," or "k" sounds in English.
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| pronunciation: |
aes
pr
t
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| definition: |
of a speech sound, pronounced with or followed by a puff of breath; aspirated.
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The word aspirate
contains the following parts:
a-3
Latin
prefix
that means to, toward
  More about this word part:
The prefix a-3 occurs in Latin and Old French loanwords. It is an assimilated form of ad-, which, in Latin loanwords, is used before roots beginning with "s" and another consonant, such as "spect" and "scrib." See ad-.
Example words:
spir, spiro
Latin
root
that means breathe
Example words:
aspiration, aspire, conspiracy, conspire, expire, inspiration, inspire, perspiration, perspire, respiration, respiratory, spirit, spiritual, transpire
-ate1
Latin
verb-forming suffix
that means to make, cause, do
More about this word part:
The suffix -ate
primarily forms transitive verbs from Latin bases. Many -ate
verbs were loanwords from Latin. Verbs ending in -ate
combine with the suffix -ion to form nouns ending in -ation. These verbs also have corresponding agent nouns ending in -ator (navigator, dictator, elevator).
Example words:
abbreviate, abdicate, accelerate, accommodate, accumulate, activate, adequate, administrator, advocate, affiliate, aggravate, agitate, alternate, animate, annihilate, assimilate, associate, circulate, collaborate, commemorate, complicate, concentrate, congregate, consecrate, cooperate, coordinate, dedicate, dehydrate, deliberate, dictate, disintegrate, dislocate, domesticate, dominate, donate, duplicate, educate, elaborate, elevate, emigrate, enunciate, eradicate, evacuate, exasperate, generate, graduate, illuminate, illustrate, incorporate, interrogate, irrigate, liberate, locate, narrate, navigate, nominate, operate, originate, participate, populate, radiate, regulate, rotate, segregate, terminate
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