## Meanings
1. To comfort someone who is sad or disappointed.
2. A panel or unit with controls and displays for operating a system.
3. A storage compartment between the front seats of a car.

## Examples
- She tried to console her friend after the bad news.
- The engineer adjusted the settings on the control console.
- Could you put my phone in the centre console?

## Derived Forms
- consolelike
- consolette
- consolitis
- consolization
- consolized
- microconsole
- multiconsole
- subconsole

## Related Forms
- corbel
- terminal

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: cōnsōlor
- Root: *selh₂-

## Etymology
Borrowed from French consoler, from Latin cōnsōlor (“to console, offer solace”), root from Proto-Indo-European *selh₂- (“mercy, comfort”) (whence also solace).

## AI Etymology
console is a noun and verb. It was borrowed from French consoler, from Latin cōnsōlor (“to console, offer solace”), root from Proto-Indo-European *selh₂- (“mercy, comfort”) (whence also solace). Historical forms in the chain include cōnsōlor (Latin) and *selh₂- (Proto-Indo-European). Current senses include to comfort someone who is sad or disappointed, a panel or unit with controls and displays for operating a system, and a storage compartment between the front seats of a car. Derived forms include consolelike, consolette, consolitis, consolization, and consolized. Related words include corbel and terminal.

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- Space, Position & Direction

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