commiserate
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commiserate¹
- /kəˈmɪzəɹət/ UK
Where it comes from
From commiserātus, the perfect passive participle of commiseror.
adjective
- Commiserating, pitying, lamentful. In the time of Gregory Nazianzene, if we may credit ecclesiastical records, there sprung up the direfulest mortality in Rome that mankind hath been acquainted with; scarce able were the living to bury the dead, and not so much but their streets were digged up for graves, which this holy Father (with
commiserate²
- /kəˈmɪzəɹeɪt/ UK
Where it comes from
From the above adjective, see at -ate for more.
verb commiserates · commiserating · commiserated
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To feel or express compassion or sympathy for (someone or something).
A few individuals who commiserated the unhappy condition of British negro slaves.
Similar: compassionate, feel sorry for, commiserate, compassion, condole, feel someone's pain, mercify, pity, rue, take pity
- To sympathize; condole.
- To offer condolences jointly with; express sympathy with.
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verb to feel or express compassion or sympathy
| Italiano | commiserare, compatire |
|---|---|
| Русский | сочу́вствовать sočúvstvovatʹ, соболе́зновать soboléznovatʹ |
verb to offer condolences
| 한국어 | 위로를 표하다 |
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