define auscultate
Word Origin & History. auscultate to listen (especially with a stethoscope), 1833 (in auscultator), from L. auscultatus, pp. of auscultare to listen to, from aus-, from auris ear (see ear (1)); the rest is doubtful [OED]. Auscultation act of listening is from 1630s; medical sense is from 1833.