■ verb seek information or advice from (someone, especially an expert or professional).
↘seek permission or approval from.
↘[as adjective ~ing ] engaged in the business of giving advice to others in the same field: a ~ing engineer.
Derivatives
~ative adjective
~ee noun
Origin
C16 (earlier (ME) as ~ation ): from Fr. ~er , from L. ~are , frequentative of consulere 'take counsel'.