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< aspiratory

aspirin >

as·pire    (-spr) KEY  

intr.v.
as·pired , as·pir·ing , as·pires

1. To have a great ambition or ultimate goal; desire strongly: aspired to stardom.
2. To strive toward an end: aspiring to great knowledge.
3. To soar.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English aspiren, from aspirer, from Latin asprre, to desire ; see aspirate

OTHER FORMS:
as·pirer (Noun), as·piring·ly (Adverb)

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