Word: deaspirating
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: dea
spir
a
ting
Definition: Present participle of deaspirate. To change the pronunciation of a consonant so that it is no longer aspirated.
Morphemes:
Affix: de-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: reversal, undoing, removing
Etymology Compounds: Affix: dē-
Language: la
Decoded: de-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: de-
Affix: aspirate
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: syn of aspirated; pronounce with aspiration; of stop sounds
Etymology Compounds: Affix: aspīrātus
Language: la
Decoded: aspiratus
PoS: Participle
Meaning: breathed, aspired
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form present participles of verbs.