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ASPIRATE

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A consonant pronounced with aspiration

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("aspirate" is a kind of...):

consonant (a speech sound that is not a vowel)

Derivation:

aspirate (pronounce with aspiration; of stop sounds)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Inhale (air, water, etc.)

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Hypernyms (to "aspirate" is one way to...):

breathe in; inhale; inspire (draw in (air))

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

aspiration (the act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing)

aspirator (a pump that draws air or another gas through a liquid)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Pronounce with aspiration; of stop sounds

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "aspirate" is one way to...):

articulate; enounce; enunciate; pronounce; say; sound out (speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

aspirate (a consonant pronounced with aspiration)

aspiration (a manner of articulation involving an audible release of breath)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Remove by suction

Example:

aspirate the wound

Synonyms:

aspirate; draw out; suck out

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "aspirate" is one way to...):

remove; take; take away; withdraw (remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract)

Verb group:

draw in; suck in (draw in as if by suction)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

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