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verb (used with object)
1.
to feel or express sorrow or sympathy for; empathize with; pity.
verb (used without object)
2.
to sympathize (usually followed by with): They commiserated with him over the loss of his job.
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Commiserate
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Origin:
1585–95; < Latin commiserātus (past participle of commiserārī), equivalent to com- com- + miser pitiable (see misery) + -ātus -ate1
1585–95; < Latin commiserātus (past participle of commiserārī), equivalent to com- com- + miser pitiable (see misery) + -ātus -ate1
Related forms
com·mis·er·a·ble, adjective
com·mis·er·a·tion, noun
com·mis·er·a·tive, adjective
com·mis·er·a·tive·ly, adverb
com·mis·er·a·tor, noun
EXPANDnon·com·mis·er·a·tion, noun
non·com·mis·er·a·tive, adjective
non·com·mis·er·a·tive·ly, adverb
un·com·mis·er·at·ed, adjective
un·com·mis·er·at·ing, adjective
un·com·mis·er·a·tive, adjective
un·com·mis·er·a·tive·ly, adverb
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Word Origin & History
commiserate
c.1600, from L. commiseratus, pp. of commiserari (see commiseration). Related: Commiserating (1630s).
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