51³Ō¹Ļ

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condole

[kuhn-dohl]

verb (used without object)

condoled, condoling 
  1. to express sympathy with a person who is suffering sorrow, misfortune, or grief (usually followed bywith ).

    to condole with a friend whose father has died.



verb (used with object)

condoled, condoling 
  1. Obsolete.Ģżto grieve with.

condole

/ °ģə²Ōˈ»åÉ™ŹŠ±ō /

verb

  1. to express sympathy with someone in grief, pain, etc

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Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms

  • condolatory adjective
  • condoler noun
  • condolingly adverb
  • uncondolatory adjective
  • uncondoled adjective
  • uncondoling adjective
  • ³¦“DzŌˈ»å“DZō²¹³Ł“ǰł²ā adjective
  • ³¦“DzŌˈ»å“DZō¾±²Ō²µ±ō²ā adverb
  • ³¦“DzŌˈ»å“DZō±š°ł noun
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51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins

Origin of condole1

1580–90; < Late Latin ³¦“DzԻå“DZōŧ°ł±š, equivalent to con- con- + »å“DZōŧ°ł±š to feel pain; akin to dolor
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51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins

Origin of condole1

C16: from Church Latin con»å“DZōŧ°ł±š to suffer pain (with another), from Latin com- together + »å“DZōŧ°ł±š to grieve, feel pain
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There will be time to collectively mourn, condole and rebuild, when they no longer are, when all communities are safe.

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Lukashenko placed red roses at Makei’s coffin before his burial Tuesday and briefly touched the dead man’s arm, gazing at him for a few moments, dry-eyed, before condoling with Makei’s family.

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"Bonnke, who understood Nigeria's religious dynamics, condoled with the nation in a personal message to the federal government and vowed to return."

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They condoled with her for the hate mail.

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India’s president and the prime minister condoled Karnad’s death on Monday at his home in Bangalore, the capital of southern Karnataka state.

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