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condole with

[kuhn-dohl] Origin

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 followed by with): to condole with a friend whose father has died.
verb (used with object)
2.
Obsolete. to grieve with.

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Origin:
1580–90; < Late Latin condolēre, equivalent 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
un·con·do·la·to·ry, adjective
un·con·doled, adjective
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un·con·dol·ing, adjective
COLLAPSE

condole, console.
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Word Origin & History

condole
late 15c., "to sorrow," from L.L. condolere (see condolence). Meaning "to express condolences" is recorded from 1650s.
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