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verb (used with object), -soled, -sol·ing.
to alleviate or lessen the grief, sorrow, or disappointment of; give solace or comfort: Only his children could console him when his wife died.
Origin:
1685–95; (< French consoler) < Latin consōlārī, equivalent to con- con- + sōlārī to soothe (see solace); perhaps akin to Old English sǣl happiness (see seely)
1685–95; (< French consoler) < Latin consōlārī, equivalent to con- con- + sōlārī to soothe (see solace); perhaps akin to Old English sǣl happiness (see seely)
Related forms
con·sol·a·ble, adjective
con·sol·er, noun
con·sol·ing·ly, adverb
non·con·sol·a·ble, adjective
non·con·sol·ing, adjective
EXPANDnon·con·sol·ing·ly, adverb
self-con·sol·ing, adjective
un·con·sol·a·ble, adjective
un·con·sol·a·b·ly, adverb
un·con·soled, adjective
un·con·sol·ing, adjective
un·con·sol·ing·ly, adverb
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console
1706, from Fr. console "a bracket," possibly from M.Fr. consolateur, lit. "one who consoles," word used for carved human figures supporting cornices, shelves or rails in choir stalls. Originally "a cabinet," then "organ body" (1881), "radio cabinet" (1925), then "cabinet for a TV, stereo etc." (1944).
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