Text: AS'PIRATE, v.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. AS'PIRATE, v.i. To be uttered with a strong breathing; as, the letter h aspirates. AS'PIRATE, n. A letter marked with an asper, or note of breathing; a mark of aspiration, as the Greek accent. AS'PIRATE, a. Pronounced with a full breath. Webster's 1828 Dictionary

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