Meaning of CONDOLE
| Pronunciation: | | kun'dowl
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[v] express one's sympathetic grieve, as on the death of someone to his survivors |
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CONDOLE is a 7 letter word that starts with C. |
| | See Also: | | commiserate, sympathise, sympathize | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Con*dole"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Condoled}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Condoling}.] [L. condolere; con- + dolere to feel
pain, grieve. See {Doleful}.]
To express sympathetic sorrow; to grieve in sympathy; --
followed by with.
Your friends would have cause to rejoice, rather than
condole with you. --Sir W.
Temple.
\Con*dole"\, v. t.
To lament or grieve over. [R.]
I come not, Samson, to condole thy chance. --Milton.
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