condole C2+ Topic:Emotions & Feelings 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. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to express sympathy or... sympathizecommiseratecomfortconsolemourn ↔ Opposites congratulate Word family Derived forms condolencecondolatory Related forms condolencedolorousdoleful Etymology AI details From Late Latin condolere ('to suffer together, grieve with'), from com- ('together') + dolere ('to grieve, feel pain'). condolere Latin dolere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Emotions & Feelings External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 - Emotions & Feelings markdown