| VERB | contact | aspirate, draw out, suck out | remove as if by suction |
|---|---|---|---|
| communication | aspirate | pronounce with aspiration | |
| body | aspirate | (air) suck in | |
| NOUN | communication | aspirate | a consonant pronounced with aspiration |
| Sounds | ae'sperey.t | |
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| Rhymes | abate ... welterweight: 559 rhymes with eyt... | |
| Meaning | A consonant pronounced with aspiration. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | consonant | A speech sound that is not a vowel |
| Spanish | aspirada, consonante aspirada | |
| Catalan | aspirada, consonant aspirada | |
| Verbs | aspirate | pronounce with aspiration |
| Meaning | Remove as if by suction. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "aspirate the wound" | |
| Synonyms | draw out, suck out | |
| Broader | remove, take, take away, withdraw | Remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract |
| Similar to | suck in, draw in | draw in as if by suction |
| Meaning | pronounce with aspiration; of stop sounds. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Broader | pronounce, articulate, enounce, sound out, enunciate, say | speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way |
| Spanish | aspirar | |
| Nouns | aspirate | a consonant pronounced with aspiration |
| aspiration | a manner of articulation involving an audible release of breath | |
| Meaning | (air) suck in. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Broader | inhale, inspire, breathe in | Draw in (air) |
| Spanish | aspirar | |
| Catalan | aspirar | |
| Nouns | aspiration | the act of inhaling |
| aspirator | a pump that draws air or another gas through a liquid / liquid | |
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