As verbs the difference between examine and consult
is that
examine is while
consult is to seek the opinion or advice of another; to take counsel; to deliberate together; to confer.
As a noun consult is
(obsolete): the act of consulting or deliberating; consultation; also, the result of consultation; determination; decision.
examine English
Alternative forms
* examin (obsolete)
Verb
( examin)
To observe or inspect carefully or critically.
- He examined the crime scene for clues.
- She examined the hair sample under a microscope.
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- With fresh material, taxonomic conclusions are leavened by recognition that the material examined reflects the site it occupied; a herbarium packet gives one only a small fraction of the data desirable for sound conclusions. Herbarium material does not, indeed, allow one to extrapolate safely: what you see is what you get
To check the health or condition of something or someone.
- The doctor examined the patient.
To determine the aptitude, skills or qualifications of someone by subjecting them to an examination.
To interrogate.
- The witness was examined under oath.
Synonyms
* (l), (l)
Derived terms
* cross-examine, cross examine
* examinable
* examinee
* examiner
* examinership
* examiningly
* re-examine
Related terms
* exam
* examen
* examinant
* examinate
* examination
* examinator
* examinatorial
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consult English
Alternative forms
* consultation (Only noun form in UK)
Noun
( en noun)
(obsolete): The act of consulting or deliberating; consultation; also, the result of consultation; determination; decision.
- The council broke; And all grave consults dissolved in smoke. -.
(obsolete): A council; a meeting for consultation.
- A consult of coquettes. -.
(obsolete): Agreement; concert.
(US): A visit, e.g. to a doctor; a consultation.
Usage notes
* The noun consult is avoided in British English, favoring consultation instead. In AmE, they are merely synonyms.
Synonyms
* consultation
Verb
( en verb)
To seek the opinion or advice of another; to take counsel; to deliberate together; to confer.
- Let us consult upon to-morrow's business. -
- All the laws of England have been made by the kings of England, consulting with the nobility and commons. - .
To advise or offer expertise.
To work as a consultant or contractor rather than as a full-time employee of a firm.
To ask advice of; to seek the opinion of; to apply to for information or instruction; to refer to; as, to consult a physician; to consult a dictionary.
- Men forgot, or feared, to consult''' ... ; they were content to '''consult libraries. - .
To have reference to, in judging or acting; to have regard to; to consider; as, to consult one's wishes.
- We are ... to consult the necessities of life, rather than matters of ornament and delight. -L'Estrange.
(obsolete): To deliberate upon; to take for.
- Many things were there consulted for the future, yet nothing was positively resolved. -.
(obsolete): To bring about by counsel or contrivance; to devise; to contrive.
- Thou hast consulted shame to thy use by cutting off many people. - Bible, Heb. ii. 10.
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