Condole
[kən'dəʊl]
Definition
(verb.) express one's sympathetic grief, on the occasion of someone's death; 'You must condole the widow'.
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Definition
(v. i.) To express sympathetic sorrow; to grieve in sympathy; -- followed by with.
(v. t.) To lament or grieve over.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Sympathize, console, commiserate
ANT:Congratulate, exhilarate, disregard, rally, discompassionate, discommiserate
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Definition
v.i. to grieve with another: to sympathise in sorrow: (Shak.) to grieve.—adj. Condol′atory expressing condolence.—ns. Condole′ment Condol′ence expression of grief for another's sorrow.—adj. Condol′ent sympathetic.
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Unserious Contents or Definition
v.i. To show that bereavement is a smaller evil than sympathy.
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Examples
- I condole with her on the inevitable failure of every plan that she has formed for her sister's benefit. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- When Colonel Palmer came to condole with Worcester, his lordship was a good deal agitated and confused. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- Mr. Cruncher did not assist at the closing sports, but had remained behind in the churchyard, to confer and condole with the undertakers. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- Jane Osborne condoled with her sister Maria during this family feud. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- She had no kind of grace about her, but the grace of sympathy; but when she condoled with the woman, and her own tears fell, she wanted no beauty. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- I, who condoled so pathetically both in the crim. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- She told me we must part, and told me why; and we condoled with one another, in all sincerity. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- I have condoled sincerely with the bishop of St. Asaph's family. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- I say condoled, but her only words were Jenny! Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- They giggled, cackled, tattled, condoled, consoled, and patronized her until they drove her almost wild with rage. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- He then goes on to prove his case mathematically, to his own satisfaction, following it sadly by condoling with and a warning to Edison: But about Edison's electric generator! Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Stonyer condoles with and offers to accompany me. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
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