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auscultate

[ aw-skuhl-teyt ]
/ ˈɔ skəlˌteɪt /
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verb (used with or without object), aus·cul·tat·ed, aus·cul·tat·ing.Medicine/Medical.
to examine by auscultation.
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Origin of auscultate

First recorded in 1860–65; back formation from auscultation

OTHER WORDS FROM auscultate

aus·cul·ta·tive [aw-skuhl-tey-tiv, aw-skuhl-tuh-], /ˈɔ skəlˌteɪ tɪv, ɔˈskʌl tə-/, aus·cul·ta·to·ry [aw-skuhl-tuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], /ɔˈskʌl təˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/, adjectiveaus·cul·ta·tor, noun

Words nearby auscultate

aurous, aurum, AUS, Ausable, Auschwitz, auscultate, auscultation, auscultatory alternans, auscultatory gap, auscultatory percussion, ausform
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Words related to auscultate

attend, get, accept, admit, observe, tune in, read, pick up, listen, overhear, audit, welcome, hark, obey, eavesdrop, receive, adopt, mind, concentrate, hearken

How to use auscultate in a sentence

  • Nevertheless, they gave advice, got on the moral hobby again, and had the assurance to auscultate.

    Bouvard and Pcuchet|Gustave Flaubert

  • The thinker of to-day has a great duty—to auscultate civilization.

    Les Misrables|Victor Hugo

  • "I wish you to auscultate me," he said, addressing the doctor who entered the room.

    The Silver Lining|John Roussel

British Dictionary definitions for auscultate

auscultate
/ (ˈɔːskəlˌteɪt) /
verb
to examine (a patient) by means of auscultation

Derived forms of auscultate

auscultator, noun
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Medical definitions for auscultate

auscultate
[ ô′skəl-tāt′ ]
v.
To examine by auscultation.

Other words from auscultate

aus′cul•ta′tive adj.aus•cul′ta•to′ry (ô-skŭl′tə-tôr′ē) adj.
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