English → Latin
“consult” in Latin
cōnsiliorto consult, take counsel; to advise, counseldēlīberōto weigh well, consider maturely, deliberate respecting a thing, ponder; to deliberate or consult, take counsel, advise cōnsulōto consult, seek counsel from, take counsel from; to deliberate; to reflect upon, deliberate over, think (something) ovecōnsultōto consider, reflect, deliberate; to consult, deliberate, take counsel; to take carecapiōto take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm; to take on, adopt; to hold, to containrogōto ask, enquire; to request; to beg, solicit, pray to (someone) for (something) (with two accusatives)
The English word consult itself goes back to Latin cōnsulō, through cōnsultum.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
consult
to ask advice, aliquem consulere (general term, also to consult a physician): about anything, de re: by letter, per litteras: petere consilium a aliquo: exquirere consilium alicujus (stronger terms): aliquem in consilium adhibere: rogare, interrogare aliquem sententiam (to ask anybody’s opinion, the latter of a presiding senator): *rogare, quid alicui videatur, quid censeat (general terms): to consult the books of the Sibyl, adire libros Sibyllinos: to send to Delphi to consult the oracle, mittere Delphos consultum or deliberatum: consulted, rogatus, interrogatus (asked one’s opinion).
To take counsel with anybody, consiliari: in consilium ire (the latter of judges, etc.): deliberare (to take into consideration), also habere deliberationem: consulere or consultare: consilium inire or capere (to take counsel): about anything, de re: with anybody, deliberare or consultare cum aliquo: aliquem in consilium vocare or assumere: consilium capere una cum aliquo: aliquem adhibere in consilium or ad deliberationes: with anybody about anything, aliquem (or aliquid) in consilium alicujus rei adhibere: consilia inter se communicare: for the sake of consulting, consiliandi causa: one must consult about anything, consilii res est: res in deliberationem cadit: to consult nobody, se solum in consilium vocare: as to the rest you had better consult yourself, de reliquo malo te ipsum loqui tecum (Cic., ad Div. 12, 3, extr.).
Have regard to; to consult anybody’s interests, consulere alicui: consulere or prospicere alicujus saluti or rationibus: to consult the interests of mankind, utilitati hominum consulere.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for consult?
- The usual Latin words for “consult” are cōnsilior, dēlīberō, cōnsulō; also cōnsultō, capiō, rogō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.