aspirate
pronunciation
How to pronounce aspirate in British English:
UK [ˈæspərət]
How to pronounce aspirate in American English:
US ['æspərət]
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- Noun:
- a consonant pronounced with aspiration
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- Verb:
- remove as if by suction
- pronounce with aspiration; of stop sounds
- suck in air
Word Origin
- aspirate (n.)
- 1725, "sound of the letter 'H'," especially at the beginning of a word, from Latin aspiratio "a breathing, exhalation; the pronunciation of the letter H" (see aspire).
- aspirate (v.)
- "to pronounce with audible breath," 1700; perhaps a back-formation from aspiration (n.2), or from French aspirer or directly from Latin aspiratus, past participle of aspirare (see aspire). Related: Aspirated; aspirating.
Example
- 1. Microscopic demonstration of eggs in the stool or in duodenal aspirate is the most practical diagnostic method .
- 2. Unknown primary diagnosis : fine-needle aspirate is equivocal ; larger needles ( 14 to 19 gauge ) may be required .
- 3. Conclusionnursing gist is to grasp the control method of the trachea , including moistening the trachea , raise the temperature , vaporize air-bag nursing , aspirate sputum and pay attention to indwelling gastric canal as well as mental nursing . All these measures will prevent complications effectively .
- 4. I had to open you up and aspirate .
- 5. Older people commonly aspirate saliva when they sleep .