aspiriert

Aspiriert is the past participle and adjective form of the German verb aspirieren. The term is most commonly encountered in medical, technical, and laboratory contexts, where aspirieren means to draw a substance into a hollow space by suction or to remove it by suction.

In this sense, aspiriert describes material or samples that have been drawn in or extracted by aspiration. Examples include phrases like das aspirierte Material or eine aspirierte Probe, and the related noun Aspirat for the aspirated material. The use is typically precise and confined to scientific or clinical documentation.

The figurative sense of aspirieren as “to aspire” or “to strive for” is rare in contemporary German, with more common equivalents such as anstreben or nach etwas streben. When the verb is used in a broader, non-technical sense, it may sound unusual or archaic to many readers.

Etymologically, aspirieren derives from the Latin aspirare, meaning to draw in or breathe upon, and has entered German through standard scientific and medical vocabulary. The form aspirieren, and its participle aspiriert, are thus specialized terms rather than everyday language.

In summary, aspiriert primarily functions as a technical adjective indicating that something has been aspirated, with limited use outside professional contexts. The general idea “to aspire” is generally expressed in German by different verbs.