commiserate
[ kuh-miz-uh-reyt ]
/ kəˈmɪz əˌreɪt /
verb (used with object), com·mis·er·at·ed, com·mis·er·at·ing.
to feel or express sorrow or sympathy for; empathize with; pity.
verb (used without object), com·mis·er·at·ed, com·mis·er·at·ing.
to sympathize (usually followed by with): They commiserated with him over the loss of his job.
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Nearby words
comminute, comminuted, comminuted fracture, comminutor, commis, commiserate, commiseration, commish, commissaire, commissar, commissariat
Origin of commiserate
Related forms
Can be confusedcommensurate commiserate
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British Dictionary definitions for commiserable
commiserate
/ (kəˈmɪzəˌreɪt) /
verb
(when intr, usually foll by with) to feel or express sympathy or compassion (for)
Derived Forms
Word Origin for commiserate
C17: from Latin commiserārī, from com- together + miserārī to bewail, pity, from miser wretched
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Word Origin and History for commiserable
commiserate
c.1600, from Latin commiseratus, past participle of commiserari "to pity, bewail" (see commiseration). Related: Commiserated; commiserating. An Old English loan-translation of commiserate was efensargian.
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