Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 11th Edition
CONSULT
I. verb
Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French consulter, from Latin consultare, frequentative of consulere to deliberate, counsel, consult
Date: 1527
transitive verb to have regard to ; consider ,
2. to ask the advice or opinion of , to refer to , intransitive verb to consult an individual, to deliberate together ; confer , to serve as a consultant, consulter noun
II. noun
Date: 1560
consultation