Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

auscultate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.02 in modern English

Syllables: aus-cul-tate
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To listen (for example to the heart or lungs) by auscultation; to examine by auscultation.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"The doctor, listening past him, had had the same bovine stare as when he was auscultating."

Etymology

Back-formation from auscultation.

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

auscultates (present, singular) auscultating (participle, present) auscultated (participle, past) auscultated (past)

Questions

What does auscultate mean?: To listen (for example to the heart or lungs) by auscultation; to examine by auscultation.
Where does auscultate come from?: Back-formation from auscultation.

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