condole
[ kuhn-dohl ]
/ kənˈdoʊl /
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.
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Origin of condole
OTHER WORDS FROM condole
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH condole
condole , console.Words nearby condole
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condole
/ (kənˈdəʊl) /
verb
(intr foll by with) to express sympathy with someone in grief, pain, etc
Derived forms of condole
condolatory, adjectivecondoler, nouncondolingly, adverbWord 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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