Aspirate vs. Inhale — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Aspirate and Inhale
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Definitions
Aspirate➦
To pronounce (a vowel or word) with the initial release of breath associated with English h, as in hurry.
Inhale➦
To draw (air or smoke, for example) into the lungs by breathing; inspire.
Aspirate➦
To follow (a consonant, especially a stop consonant) with a puff of breath that is clearly audible before the next sound begins, as in English pit or kit.
Inhale➦
(Informal) To consume rapidly or eagerly; devour
Inhaled lunch and then rushed off to the meeting.
Aspirate➦
To draw (liquid or a foreign object, for example) into the respiratory tract when taking a breath.
Inhale➦
To breathe in; inspire.
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Aspirate➦
To remove (a liquid or gas) from the body by aspiration.
Inhale➦
To draw smoke into the lungs; puff.
Aspirate➦
To suction (a body part or growth, for example) for the removal of a liquid or gas.
Inhale➦
(intransitive) To draw air into the lungs, through the nose or mouth by action of the diaphragm.
Aspirate➦
The speech sound represented by English h.
Inhale➦
(transitive) To draw air or any form of gas (either in a pure form, or mixed with small particles in form of aerosols/smoke -sometimes stemming from a medicament) into the lungs, through the nose or mouth by action of the diaphragm.
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Aspirate➦
The puff of air accompanying the release of a stop consonant.
Inhale➦
To eat very quickly.
Aspirate➦
A speech sound followed by a puff of breath.
Inhale➦
An inhalation.
Aspirate➦
(Medicine) Matter removed by aspiration.
Inhale➦
To breathe or draw into the lungs; to inspire; as, to inhale air; - opposed to exhale.
Martin was walking forth to inhale the fresh breeze of the evening.
Aspirate➦
(linguistics) The puff of air accompanying the release of a plosive or fricative consonant.
Inhale➦
Draw deep into the lungs in by breathing;
Clinton smoked marijuana but never inhaled
Aspirate➦
(linguistics) A sound produced by such a puff of air.
Inhale➦
Draw in (air);
Inhale deeply
Inhale the fresh mountain air
The patient has trouble inspiring
The lung cancer patient cannot inspire air very well
Aspirate➦
A mark of aspiration (#) used in Greek; the asper, or rough breathing.
Aspirate➦
A sample of fluid, tissue, or other substance that is withdrawn from a body cavity, cyst, or tumor.
Aspirate➦
(transitive) To remove a liquid or gas by means of suction.
Aspirate➦
(transitive) To inhale so as to draw something other than air into one's lungs.
Aspirate➦
To produce an audible puff of breath. especially following a consonant, such as the letter "h" at the beginning of house or hat in standard English.
Aspirate➦
Syn of aspirated.
Aspirate➦
To pronounce with a breathing, an aspirate, or an h sound; as, we aspirate the words horse and house; to aspirate a vowel or a liquid consonant.
Aspirate➦
A sound consisting of, or characterized by, a breath like the sound of h; the breathing h or a character representing such a sound; an aspirated sound.
Aspirate➦
A mark of aspiration (
Aspirate➦
An elementary sound produced by the breath alone; a surd, or nonvocal consonant; as, f, th in thin, etc.
Aspirate➦
Pronounced with the h sound or with audible breath.
But yet they are not aspirate, i. e., with such an aspiration as h.
Aspirate➦
A consonant pronounced with aspiration
Aspirate➦
Remove as if by suction;
Draw in air
Aspirate➦
Pronounce with aspiration; of stop sounds
Aspirate➦
Suck in air