auscultate

[aw-skuh l-teyt]

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verb (used with or without object), aus·cul·tat·ed, aus·cul·tat·ing. Medicine/Medical.

to examine by auscultation.

Origin of auscultate

First recorded in 1860–65; back formation from auscultation

Related formsaus·cul·ta·tive

[aw-skuh l-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

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Related Words for auscultate

attend, get, accept, admit, observe, read, listen, overhear, audit, welcome, hark, obey, eavesdrop, receive, adopt, mind, concentrate, hearken, catch, entertain

Examples from the Web for auscultate

Historical Examples of auscultate

"I wish you to auscultate me," he said, addressing the doctor who entered the room.
The Silver Lining
John Roussel
The thinker of to-day has a great duty—to auscultate civilization.
Les Misrables
Victor Hugo
Nevertheless, they gave advice, got on the moral hobby again, and had the assurance to auscultate.
Bouvard and Pcuchet
Gustave Flaubert

British Dictionary definitions for auscultate

auscultate

verb

to examine (a patient) by means of auscultation

Derived Formsauscultator, noun

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Word Origin and History for auscultate

"to listen" (especially with a stethoscope), 1832, from Latin auscultatus, past participle of auscultare "to listen attentively to," from aus-, from auris "ear" (see ear (n.1)); "the rest is doubtful" [OED]. Tucker suggests the second element is akin to clinere "to lean, bend."

auscultate in Medicine

auscultate

[ô′skəl-tāt′]

To examine by auscultation.

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