ASPIRATEv.t.
[L. aspiro, to breathe or blow; Gr. to palpitate, from spiro. See Spire, Spirit.]
To pronounce with a breathing or full emission of breath. We aspirate the words horse and house.
ASPIRATEv.i.
To be uttered with a strong breathing; as, the letter h aspirates.
ASPIRATEn.
A letter marked with an asper, or note of breathing; a mark of aspiration, as the Greek accent.
ASPIRATEa.
Pronounced with a full breath.