condole

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /kənˈdoʊl/ UK /kənˈdəʊl/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to express sympathy or sorrow for another's grief

Friends gathered to condole with the bereaved widow.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to express sympathy or... sympathize commiserate comfort console mourn

Opposites

congratulate

Word family

Derived forms condolencecondolatory

Related forms condolence dolorous doleful

Etymology

From Late Latin condolere ('to suffer together, grieve with'), from com- ('together') + dolere ('to grieve, feel pain').

condolere Latin dolere Latin

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# condole

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /kənˈdoʊl/
**IPA (UK):** /kənˈdəʊl/

## Meanings
1. to express sympathy or sorrow for another's grief

## Examples
- Friends gathered to condole with the bereaved widow.

## Synonyms
- sympathize
- commiserate
- comfort
- console
- mourn

## Antonyms
- congratulate

## Derived Forms
- condolence
- condolatory

## Related Forms
- condolence
- dolorous
- doleful

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: condolere
- Root: dolere

## Etymology
From Late Latin condolere ('to suffer together, grieve with'), from com- ('together') + dolere ('to grieve, feel pain').

## AI Etymology
Condole is from Late Latin condolere ('to suffer together, grieve with'), from com- ('together') + dolere ('to grieve, feel pain'). In present-day use, it means to express sympathy or sorrow for another's grief. Derived formations include condolence and condolatory. Related vocabulary includes condolence, dolorous, and doleful.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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