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aspirate

UK
/ˈæspəreɪt/
US
/ˈæspəˌreɪt/

Translations

aspiratenoun
aspirates
pl
UK
/ˈæspəreɪt/
US
/ˈæspəˌreɪt/
The doctor performed an aspirate to remove fluid from the patient's lungs.
Врач провел аспирацию, чтобы удалить жидкость из легких пациента.
Additional translations
втягивание
вдох
всасывание
Synonyms
aspirated sound
aspiration
breathy sound
aspirated consonant
aspirateverb
aspirated
Past Simple
aspirated
Past Participle
aspirating
Gerund
UK
/ˈæspɪreɪt/
US
/ˈæspəˌreɪt/
The doctor had to aspirate the fluid from the patient's lungs.
Врачу пришлось аспирировать жидкость из легких пациента.
Synonyms
inhale
suck in
draw in
breathe in
aspirateadjective
more aspirate
Comp.
most aspirate
Super.
Used in phonetics for consonants produced with audible breath and in medicine as an attributive adjective (e.g., aspirate biopsy needle).
Synonyms
desirous
yearning
motivated
driven
ambitious
aspiring
aspirational
breathy
aspirated

Definitions

aspiratenoun
A sound produced by breathing out air, especially a consonant sound like 'h' in English.
The word 'hat' begins with an aspirate sound.
A substance or material that is inhaled into the lungs, often accidentally.
The doctor was concerned about the presence of an aspirate in the patient's lungs.
aspirateverb
To draw in or remove by suction.
The doctor had to aspirate the fluid from the patient's lungs.
To pronounce a sound with an exhalation of breath.
In English, the 'h' in 'hat' is aspirated.
To inhale something into the lungs accidentally.
He began to cough violently after he aspirated a piece of food.
aspirateadjective
Pronounced or produced with a noticeable exhalation of breath; relating to or involving aspiration by suction.
In Hindi, the contrast between aspirate and non-aspirate stops is phonemic.
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