auscultate

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Paramón Paramónitch felt his pulse, looked at his tongue, interrogated him after a fashion, and finally announced that it was indispensably necessary to "auscultate" him.

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  1. Back-formation from auscultation.

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  1. from Latin auscultatus, past participle of auscultare, listen.
 

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/ˈɔskəlteɪt/
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