Main Entry: ²as·pi·rate

Pronunciation: \ˈas-pə-ˌrāt\

Function: transitive verb

Inflected Form(s): as·pi·rat·ed; as·pi·rat·ing

Etymology: Latin aspiratus, past participle of aspirare

Date: circa 1700

1 : to pronounce (a vowel or a consonant) with aspiration (sense 1a)
2 a : to draw by suction b : to remove (as blood) by aspiration c : to take into the lungs by aspiration