consolate

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consolate

/ˈkɒnsələt/
/ˈkɒnsəleɪt/

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First attested in 1477, in Middle English; borrowed from Latin cōnsōlātus, perfect active participle of cōnsōlor, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (verb-forming suffix). Doublet of console.

adjective more consolate · most consolate

obsolete Comforted, consoled.
humorous, obsolete Not disconsolate; contented. [O]ne morning, like Sir Leoline in Christabel, ‘he woke and found his lady dead,’ and remained a very consolate widower, with one small child.

verb consolates · consolating · consolated

nonstandard, obsolete To console; to comfort. To consolate thine eare.

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@misc{consolate_2026,
  title = {consolate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/consolate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}