Dictionary definition · aspirate
noun
- a consonant pronounced with aspiration
- a speech sound having as an obvious concomitant an audible puff of breath, as initial stop consonants or initial /h/ sounds."The ‘p’ in English ‘pot’ is an aspirate, but the ‘p’ in ‘spot’ is not."
verb
- remove by suction"aspirate the wound"
- pronounce with aspiration; of stop sounds
- inhale (air, water, etc.)
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).