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con⋅dole

[kuhn-dohl] verb, -doled, -dol⋅ing.
–verb (used without object)
1. to express sympathy with a person who is suffering sorrow, misfortune, or grief (usually fol. by with): to condole with a friend whose father has died.
–verb (used with object)
2. Obsolete. to grieve with.

Origin:
1580–90; < LL condolēre, equiv. to con- con- + dolēre to feel pain; akin to dolor


con⋅do⋅la⋅to⋅ry [kuhn-doh-luh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] , adjective
con⋅dol⋅er, noun
con⋅dol⋅ing⋅ly, adverb
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con·dole   (kən-dōl')   
intr.v.   con·doled, con·dol·ing, con·doles
To express sympathy or sorrow: I condoled with him in his loss.

[Late Latin condolēre, to feel another's pain : Latin com-, com- + Latin dolēre, to grieve.]
con·do'la·to'ry (-dō'lə-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē) adj., con·dol'er n.
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