simple past tense and past participle of aspirate

(intransitive) To have a strong desire or ambition to achieve something. / (transitive, obsolete) To go as high as, to reach the top of (something).

(archaic) Aspiration.

The action of aspirating. / (phonetics) A burst of air that follows the release of some consonants.

The act of aspiring or ardently desiring; an ardent wish or desire, chiefly after what is elevated or spiritual (with common adjunct adpositions being to and of).

present participle of aspire

Hoping to become.

(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.

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