audi
v. C2 Proficiency US //ˈaʊdi// au·di
v. to listen or hear. This is an old word that you usually only see in very formal writing or legal contexts.
v. to hear or listen to. This is a rare, archaic, or highly formal imperative form, most commonly encountered in legal or academic citations to direct the reader's attention to a specific audio source.
Audi the evidence presented in the recording.
The judge instructed the jury to audi the witness's recorded statement before making their final decision.
In the footnotes of the musicology paper, the author used the term audi to guide the reader toward the specific orchestral recording being analyzed.
Usage
The verb is transitive and typically used in the imperative mood in formal or legal writing.