v.
seek information or advice from (someone, especially an expert or professional).
▸seek permission or approval from.
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[
as adj. consulting]
engaged in the business of giving advice to others in the same field:
a consulting engineer.
Derivative
- consultative adj.
- consultee n.
Etymology
C16 (earlier (ME) as consultation): from Fr. consulter, from L. consultare, frequentative of consulere ‘take counsel’.