condole (redirected from condoles)

con·dole  (kn-dl)

intr.v. con·doled, con·dol·ing, con·doles

To express sympathy or sorrow: I condoled with him in his loss.

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[Late Latin condolre, to feel another's pain : Latin com-, com- + Latin dolre, to grieve.]

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con·dola·tory (-dl-tôr, -tr) adj.

con·doler n.

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condole [kənˈdəʊl]

vb

(intr; foll by with) to express sympathy with someone in grief, pain, etc.

[from Church Latin condolēre to suffer pain (with another), from Latin com- together + dolēre to grieve, feel pain]

condolatory  adj

condoler  n

condolingly  adv

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

condole - express one's sympathetic grief, on the occasion of someone's death; "You must condole the widow" commiserate, sympathise, sympathize - to feel or express sympathy or compassion

Translations

condole [kənˈdəʊl] VI (frm) to condole with sb → condolerse de algn

condole

vi to condole with somebody (on or upon something) → jdm (zu etw) sein Mitgefühl aussprechen; (on death also) → jdm (zu etw) kondolieren

condole [kənˈdəʊl] vi (frm) to condole with sb → porgere le proprie condoglianze a qn

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condole [kənˈdəʊl] vi (frm) to condole with sb → porgere le proprie condoglianze a qn