3. The act of aspiring of a ardently desiring; strong wish; high desire. "Aspirations after virtue." Johnson.
Vague aspiration after military renown.
Prescott.
As"pi*ra`tor (&?;), n. 1. (Chem.) An apparatus for passing air or gases through or over certain liquids or solids, or for exhausting a closed vessel, by means of suction.
2. (Med.) An instrument for the evacuation of the fluid contents of tumors or collections of blood.
As*pir"a*to*ry (&?;), a. Of or pertaining to breathing; suited to the inhaling of air
As*pire" (&?;), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Aspired (&?;); p. pr. & vb. n. Aspiring.] [F. aspirer, L. aspirare. See Aspirate, v. t.] 1. To desire with eagerness; to seek to attain something high or great; to pant; to long; -- followed by to or after, and rarely by at; as, to aspire to a crown; to aspire after immorality.
Aspiring to be gods, if angels fell;
Aspiring to be angels, men rebel.
Pope.