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condole

[ kuh n-dohl ]
/ kənˈdoʊl /
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verb (used without object), con·doled, con·dol·ing.

to express sympathy with a person who is suffering sorrow, misfortune, or grief (usually followed by with): to condole with a friend whose father has died.

verb (used with object), con·doled, con·dol·ing.

Obsolete. to grieve with.

Words related to condole

soothe, commiserate, comfort, console, pity

Words nearby condole

conditioned stimulus, conditioned suppression, conditioner, conditioning, condo, condole, condolence, condolent, condom, condominium, condon

Origin of condole

1580–90; < Late Latin condolēre, equivalent to con- con- + dolēre to feel pain; akin to dolor

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WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH condole

condole console.
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British Dictionary definitions for condole

condole
/ (kənˈdəʊl) /

verb

(intr foll by with) to express sympathy with someone in grief, pain, etc

Derived forms of condole

condolatory, adjectivecondoler, nouncondolingly, adverb

Word Origin for condole

C16: from Church Latin condolēre to suffer pain (with another), from Latin com- together + dolēre to grieve, feel pain
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