(linguistics) The puff of air accompanying the release of a plosive or fricative consonant. / (linguistics) A sound produced by such a puff of air.

(transitive) To remove a liquid or gas by means of suction. / (transitive) To inhale so as to draw something other than air into one's lungs.

Synonym of aspirated.

simple past tense and past participle of aspirate

(phonetics) Pronounced with an audible breath, a brief expulsion of air at the end of the sound.

plural of aspirate

plural of aspirational

plural of aspirer

plural of aspirement

(obsolete) aspiration