Meanings
verbdeaspirate (third-person singular simple present deaspirates, present participle deaspirating, simple past and past participle deaspirated)
present singular third person deaspirates · participle present deaspirating · participle past deaspirated · past deaspirated
- transitivehuman sciencesTo change the pronunciation of a consonant so that it is no longer aspirated.
Origin
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APA
deaspirate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deaspirate
MLA
“deaspirate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deaspirate. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deaspirate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deaspirate.
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