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deaspirate

deaspirate verb: to change the pronunciation of a consonant so that it is no longer aspirated.

Verb

deaspirate (third-person singular simple present deaspirates, present participle deaspirating, simple past and past participle deaspirated)

  1. (transitive) To change the pronunciation of a consonant so that it is no longer aspirated.

Forms of deaspirate

third-person singular presentdeaspirates
present participledeaspirating
past participledeaspirated
pastdeaspirated

Origin of deaspirate

From de- + aspirate.

Questions about deaspirate

What does deaspirate mean?
Deaspirate means to change the pronunciation of a consonant so that it is no longer aspirated.
What part of speech is deaspirate?
Deaspirate is a verb.
What is the past tense of deaspirate?
The past tense of deaspirate is deaspirated.

Words near deaspirate in the dictionary

  1. deasphalter bottoms
  2. deasphalters
  3. deasphalting
  4. deasphaltization
  5. deasphalts
  6. deaspirate
  7. deaspirated
  8. deaspirates
  9. deaspirating
  10. deaspiration
  11. deaspirations

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