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aspirate

1. as.pi.rate \'as-p*-.ra-t\ vt [L aspiratus, pp. of aspirare] 1: to 
   pronounce (a vowel or word) with an initial h-sound  2a: to draw by suction 
    2b: to remove (as blood) by aspiration 
2. as.pi.rate \'as-p(*-)r*t\ n 1: an independent sound /h/ or a character 
   (as the letter (Xh) representing it 2: a consonant having as its final 
   element aspiration in the same syllable  3: material removed by aspiration