ASPIRATE Synonyms
There are 16 hypernyms of the word aspirate. (close relations)
aspiration
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| inhale | verbv | |||||
verb • draw deep into the lungs in by breathing • draw in (air) | ||||||
| inspire | verbv | |||||
verb • heighten or intensify • supply the inspiration for • serve as the inciting cause of • spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts • fill with revolutionary ideas • draw in (air) | ||||||
| breathe | verbv | |||||
verb • draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs • be alive • impart as if by breathing • allow the passage of air through • utter or tell • manifest or evince • take a short break from one's activities in order to relax • reach full flavor by absorbing air and being let to stand after having been uncorked • expel (gases or odors) | ||||||
| exhale | verbv | |||||
verb • expel air • give out (breath or an odor) | ||||||
| expel | verbv | |||||
verb • force to leave or move out • remove from a position or office • cause to flee • eliminate (a substance) | ||||||
| puff | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a short light gust of air • a light inflated pastry or puff shell • exaggerated praise (as for promotional purposes) • bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together • a soft spherical object made from fluffy fibers; for applying powder to the skin • thick cushion used as a seat • a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke) • forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth adjective satellite • gathered for protruding fullness verb • smoke and exhale strongly • suck in or take (air) • breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted • make proud or conceited • praise extravagantly • speak in a blustering or scornful manner • to swell or cause to enlarge • blow hard and loudly | ||||||
| respire | verbv | |||||
verb • breathe easily again, as after exertion or anxiety • undergo the biomedical and metabolic processes of respiration by taking up oxygen and producing carbon monoxide • draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs | ||||||
| breathe in | verbv | |||||
verb • draw in (air) | ||||||
| draw out | verbv | |||||
verb • cause to speak • lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer • make more sociable • deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning) • remove by suction • remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense | ||||||
| suck out | verbv | |||||
verb • remove by suction | ||||||