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1. Get or ask advice from
   "Consult your local broker"; "They had to consult before arriving at a decision"
   - confer with
    
2. Seek information from
   "You should consult the dictionary"
   - refer, look up
    
3. Have a conference in order to talk something over
   "We consulted about a plan of action"
   - confer, confabulate, confab
    
4. Advise professionally
   "The professor consults for industry"

Derived forms: consulted, consulting, consults

See also: consultant, consultation, consultive

Type of: advise, ask, counsel, discuss, enquire [Brit, Cdn], hash out, inquire, rede [archaic], research, talk over

Encyclopedia: Consult