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commiserate with

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com⋅mis⋅er⋅ate

  [kuh-miz-uh-reyt] verb, -at⋅ed, -at⋅ing.
Use commiserate with in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
1. to feel or express sorrow or sympathy for; empathize with; pity.
–verb (used without object)
2. to sympathize (usually fol. by with): They commiserated with him over the loss of his job.
Origin:
1585–95; < L commiserātus (ptp. of commiserārī), equiv. to com- com- + miser pitiable (see misery ) + -ātus -ate 1

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
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