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.

Nearby words

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

Related forms

con·do·la·to·ry

[kuh n-doh-luh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] /kənˈdoʊ ləˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/, adjectivecon·dol·er, nouncon·dol·ing·ly, adverbun·con·do·la·to·ry, adjective

un·con·doled, adjectiveun·con·dol·ing, adjective

Can be confused

condole console.

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Examples from the Web for condole

They had come to condole with her, and had managed to let her understand what people were murmuring.
December Love|Robert Hichens
"I sympathize and condole with you," he said to the old man.
Marion Fay|Anthony Trollope
Can you fear him that is near such endless misery, whom you should condole and pity (as the ancient martyrs used to do)?
A Christian Directory (Volume 1 of 4)|Richard Baxter
Nay, I do condole With her; ay, from the bottom of my heart.
Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume III|M. Y. Halidom (pseud. Dryasdust)

I condole with you in your bereavement, but it is the fortune of war.
The Tavern Knight|Rafael Sabatini

British Dictionary definitions for condole

condole

/ (kənˈdəʊl) /

verb

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

Derived Forms

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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