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console

1

[kuhn-sohl]

verb (used with object)

consoled, consoling 
  1. to alleviate or lessen the grief, sorrow, or disappointment of; give solace or comfort.

    Even his children could not console him when his wife died.



console

2

[kon-sohl]

noun

  1. Also called video game console.Also called game(s) console,.Also called gaming console,.a computer system specially made for playing video games by connecting it to a television or other display for video and sound.

  2. the control or monitoring unit of a computer, containing the keyboard or keys, switches, etc.

  3. a television, phonograph, or radio cabinet designed to stand on the floor rather than on a table or shelf.

  4. a desklike structure containing the keyboards, pedals, etc., by means of which an organ is played.

  5. a small cabinet standing on the floor and having doors.

  6. console table.

  7. the control unit of a mechanical, electrical, or electronic system.

    the console that controls a theater's lighting system.

  8. Architecture.an ornamental corbel or bracket, especially one high in relation to its projection.

  9. Automotive.a tray or container typically divided into compartments, mounted between bucket seats, and used for storing small items.

  10. Nautical.a unit on a vessel containing steering apparatus, systems monitoring equipment, etc..

    a bridge console, an engine-room console.

console

1

/ ˈɒԲəʊ /

noun

  1. an ornamental bracket, esp one used to support a wall fixture, bust, etc

  2. the part of an organ comprising the manuals, pedals, stops, etc

  3. a unit on which the controls of an electronic system are mounted

  4. same as games console

  5. a cabinet for a television, gramophone, etc, designed to stand on the floor

  6. See console table

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

console

2

/ əˈəʊ /

verb

  1. to serve as a source of comfort to (someone) in disappointment, loss, sadness, etc

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • consolable adjective
  • consoler noun
  • inconsolable adjective
  • unconsolable adjective
  • unconsolably adverb
  • unconsoled adjective
  • DzˈDZ adjective
  • DzˈDZԲ adverb
  • DzˈDZ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of console1

First recorded in 1685–95; either from French consoler or directly from Latin DzԲōī, equivalent to con- con- + ōī “to soothe” ( solace ); perhaps akin to Old English ǣ “happiness” ( seely )

Origin of console2

First recorded in 1700–10; from French; Middle French consolle “bracket, support,” apparently shortening of consolateur (attested in Middle French with same sense), literally, “one who consoles” (from Late Latin DzԲōٴǰ; console 1 , -ator ), perhaps because such supports served as rests in choir stalls, etc.; misericord
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of console1

C18: from French, shortened from Old French consolateur one that provides support, hence, supporting bracket, from Latin DzԲōٴǰ a comforter; see console 1

Origin of console2

C17: from Latin DzԲōī, from ōī to comfort; see solace
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For one, it has sold more than 150 million units of its hybrid TV/on-the-go console, making it the defining game device of the last decade.

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No word on it coming to Nintendo's new, more powerful Switch 2 console yet though.

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By afternoon in Los Angeles, there were reports of the devices selling out at some retailers, a clear indication of the console’s success.

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The Nintendo Switch 2 console has officially been released, as retailers opened their doors at midnight — 9 p.m. here on the West Coast — to welcome early adapters and die-hard fans.

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This final turn is less consoling or condemnatory than darkly revealing about our assumptions about Michaela, who's portrayed as a controlling fury for most of the story.

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