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contristate

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To make sorrowful; to sadden or grieve.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete, transitive

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: attrist, contrist, tristitiate, aggrieve, begloom, begrieve, besorrow, grieve, pain, bring down, come down on, contristate, darken, dash, deject, depress, desolate, dispirit, engrieve, forset, get down, grieven, moan, oppress, repent, rue, sadden, sadden up, ungladden, unhappy, upset

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

First attested in 1616; borrowed from Latin contrīstātus, perfect passive participle of contrīstō (“to sadden”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Doublet of contrist.