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adj
Commiserating, pitying, lamentful.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable, obsolete, rare
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verb
To feel or express compassion or sympathy for (someone or something).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Synonyms: compassionate, feel sorry for, commiserate, compassion, condole, feel someone's pain, mercify, pity, rue, take pity
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To sympathize; condole.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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verb
To offer condolences jointly with; express sympathy with.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: ambitransitive
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verb
to feel or express sympathy or compassion
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: sympathize, sympathise
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: feel for, pity, compassionate, condole with, sympathize with
Narrower terms: condole
History
From commiserātus, the perfect passive participle of commiseror.
From the above adjective, see at -ate for more.
Across languages
24 source translations are retained for this English entry.
