Aspirate vs. Inhale

Aspiratenoun

(linguistics) The puff of air accompanying the release of a plosive consonant.

Inhaleverb

(intransitive) To draw air into the lungs, through the nose or mouth by action of the diaphragm.

Aspiratenoun

(linguistics) A sound produced by such a puff of air.

Inhaleverb

(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.

Aspiratenoun

A mark of aspiration (#) used in Greek; the asper, or rough breathing.

Inhaleverb

To eat very quickly.

Aspiratenoun

A sample of fluid, tissue, or other substance that is withdrawn from a body cavity, cyst, or tumor.

Inhalenoun

An inhalation.

Aspirateverb

(transitive) To remove a liquid or gas by means of suction.

Inhaleverb

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.’;

Aspirateverb

(transitive) To inhale so as to draw something other than air into one's lungs.

Inhaleverb

draw deep into the lungs in by breathing;

‘Clinton smoked marijuana but never inhaled’;

Aspirateverb

To produce an audible puff of breath. especially following a consonant.

Inhaleverb

draw in (air);

‘Inhale deeply’; ‘inhale the fresh mountain air’; ‘The patient has trouble inspiring’; ‘The lung cancer patient cannot inspire air very well’;

Aspirateadjective

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Aspirateverb

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.

Aspiratenoun

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.

Aspiratenoun

A mark of aspiration (

Aspiratenoun

An elementary sound produced by the breath alone; a surd, or nonvocal consonant; as, f, th in thin, etc.

Aspirateadjective

Pronounced with the h sound or with audible breath.

‘But yet they are not aspirate, i. e., with such an aspiration as h.’;

Aspiratenoun

a consonant pronounced with aspiration

Aspirateverb

remove as if by suction;

‘draw in air’;

Aspirateverb

pronounce with aspiration; of stop sounds

Aspirateverb

suck in air