consult
verb
• seek information or advice from (someone, especially an expert or professional).
• "if you consult a solicitor, making a will is a simple procedure"
Similar:
ask,
seek advice/information from,
take counsel from,
call on/upon/in,
turn to,
have recourse to,
pick someone's brains,
consult
noun
• an act of consulting a professional; a consultation.
• "after a consult with his attorneys, he retracted his previous statement"
Origin:
early 16th century (in the sense ‘confer’): from French consulter, from Latin consultare, frequentative of consulere ‘take counsel’.
