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commiserate (verb)

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  • commiserate — ► VERB ▪ express sympathy or pity; sympathize. DERIVATIVES commiseration noun. ORIGIN Latin commiserari, from miserari to lament …   English terms dictionary

  • commiserate — was a transitive verb for about three centuries: • She did not exult in her rival s fall, but, on the contrary, commiserated her H. Ainsworth, 1871 but under the influence of condole with and sympathize with, it is now construed with with… …   Modern English usage

  • commiserate — verb ( ated; ating) Etymology: Latin commiseratus, past participle of commiserari, from com + miserari to pity, from miser wretched Date: 1594 intransitive verb to feel or express sympathy ; condole …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • commiserate — verb /kəˈmɪzəɹət/ a) Feel or express compassion or sympathy for (someone or something). b) Offer condolences jointly with; express sympathy with …   Wiktionary

  • commiserate — verb (intransitive + with) formal to express your sympathy for someone who is unhappy about something …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • commiserate — UK [kəˈmɪzəreɪt] / US [kəˈmɪzəˌreɪt] verb [intransitive] Word forms commiserate : present tense I/you/we/they commiserate he/she/it commiserates present participle commiserating past tense commiserated past participle commiserated to express… …   English dictionary

  • commiserate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. pity, condole. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. share sorrow, condole, console, empathize; see pity 1 , sympathize . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) v. [kuh MIZ uh RATE] to pity or feel… …   English dictionary for students

  • commiserate — [[t]kəmɪ̱zəreɪt[/t]] commiserates, commiserating, commiserated VERB If you commiserate with someone, you show them pity or sympathy when something unpleasant has happened to them. [V with n] When I lost, he commiserated with me. Derived words:… …   English dictionary

  • commiserate — [c]/kəˈmɪzəreɪt / (say kuh mizuhrayt) verb (commiserated, commiserating) –verb (i) 1. (sometimes followed by with) to sympathise. –verb (t) 2. to feel or express sorrow or sympathy for; pity. {Latin commiserātus, past participle} –commiserative… …  

  • commiserate — com|mis|er|ate [ kə mızə,reıt ] verb intransitive to express sympathy to someone who is unhappy about something …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • commiserate — [kə mɪzəreɪt] verb express sympathy or pity; sympathize: Karl commiserated with me about losing. Derivatives commiseration noun commiserative adjective Origin C16: from L. commiserat , commiserari, from com with + miserari to lament …   English new terms dictionary

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