Aspirate
verb
To pronounce with an exhalation of air.
In English, you aspirate the 'h' in 'hello'.
Often appears as...
- aspirate the sound
- aspirate the letters
verb
To remove (a fluid) from the body by using a suction device.
The doctor may aspirate fluid from the patient's lungs.
Often appears as...
- aspirate fluid
- aspirate the lungs
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A sound or letter pronounced with an exhalation of air.
The 'h' in 'hello' is an aspirate.
Often appears as...
- pronounce an aspirate
- aspirate sound
Usage tips
Academic
verb
To pronounce with an exhalation of air.
In English, you aspirate the 'h' in 'hello'.
Often appears as...
- aspirate the sound
- aspirate the letters
verb
To remove (a fluid) from the body by using a suction device.
The doctor may aspirate fluid from the patient's lungs.
Often appears as...
- aspirate fluid
- aspirate the lungs
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A sound or letter pronounced with an exhalation of air.
The 'h' in 'hello' is an aspirate.
Often appears as...
- pronounce an aspirate
- aspirate sound
Usage tips
Academic
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Pro Tip 1/3Pronunciation Practice
To master 'aspirate', practice with a candle; if it flickers, you're doing it right.
Aspiring actors learn to aspirate 'T' and 'P' sounds clearly.
Pro Tip 2/3Voiceless Sounds
'Aspirate' typically occurs before voiceless consonants like 'p, t, k' in English.
Try not to aspirate the 'p' in 'spin'; it's less common there.
Pro Tip 3/3Silent Letters
In some words, 'h' is silent, so don’t aspirate when it’s not needed.
You aspirate 'h' in 'hello', but not in 'honest'.
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Video examples
Kitten Lady on Orphaned...
and that's all good too as long as the belly is always facing downward when you feed a kitten on their back they can aspirate that's when the fluid goes into their lungs and we don't want to do that so we're just gonna give her a nice big meal good job she's very very hungry so
Video examples
A tale of mental illness...
If you've never been restrained yourself, you may have a benign image of the experience. There's nothing benign about it. Every week in the United States, it's been estimated that one to three people die in restraints. They strangle, they aspirate their vomit,
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How in vitro fertilizatio...
to cause a controlled overstimulation of the ovaries so that they ultimately produce multiple eggs. The eggs are then retrieved just before ovulation would occur, while the woman is under anesthesia, through an aspirating needle that is guided by ultrasound.
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CAUGHT ON CAMERA! Green...
aspirates the size of golf balls or ping-pong balls so she's totally focused on her birthday it's all she's thinking she's not
Video examples
Kitten Lady on Orphaned...
and that's all good too as long as the belly is always facing downward when you feed a kitten on their back they can aspirate that's when the fluid goes into their lungs and we don't want to do that so we're just gonna give her a nice big meal good job she's very very hungry so
Video examples
A tale of mental illness...
If you've never been restrained yourself, you may have a benign image of the experience. There's nothing benign about it. Every week in the United States, it's been estimated that one to three people die in restraints. They strangle, they aspirate their vomit,
Video examples
How in vitro fertilizatio...
to cause a controlled overstimulation of the ovaries so that they ultimately produce multiple eggs. The eggs are then retrieved just before ovulation would occur, while the woman is under anesthesia, through an aspirating needle that is guided by ultrasound.
Video examples
CAUGHT ON CAMERA! Green...
aspirates the size of golf balls or ping-pong balls so she's totally focused on her birthday it's all she's thinking she's not
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Quote examples
Jeff Lowe
American Athlete
I will still probably die of aspiration-caused pneumonia. I can go along breathing well, then I might aspirate on something, develop pneumonia and be gone in a week.
Quote examples
Randy Meisner
I aspirated some food into my throat and choked. I was in a coma for a little while, too.
Quote examples
Jeff Lowe
American Athlete
I will still probably die of aspiration-caused pneumonia. I can go along breathing well, then I might aspirate on something, develop pneumonia and be gone in a week.
Quote examples
Randy Meisner
I aspirated some food into my throat and choked. I was in a coma for a little while, too.
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