condole
/kənˈdoʊl/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.65 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
Followed by with: to express condolence to, or sympathetic sorrow with, someone; to lament in sympathy with someone.
Intransitive verb
verb
To express regret or sorrow over (an undesirable event or other misfortune); to bemoan, to grieve, to lament.
Formal; Transitive verb
verb
To express condolence to, or sympathetic sorrow with (someone); to lament in sympathy with (someone).
Obsolete; Transitive verb
Example Sentences
- "She condoled with her father over the death of his mother."
- "[A]n Ambaſſador ſent from a Prince, to congratulate, condole, or to aſſiſt at a ſolemnity, though the Authority be Publique, yet becauſe the buſineſſe is Private, and belonging to him in his naturall capacity; is a Private perſon."
- "[…] I doubt Madam, your complaints ought to be turned into acknovvledgments, and your Friends vvould have cauſe to rejoyce rather than condole vvith you; […]"
- "The hero having heard of his friend's death, immediately repaired to his mistress, to condole with her, and comfort her."
- "She was of great use and comfort to us all, and lady Lucas has been very kind; she walked here on Wednesday morning to condole with us, and offered her services, or any of her daughters, if they could be of use to us."
- "[…] Tanee was accosted by certain good fellows, friends and boon companions, who condoled with him on his misfortunes—railed against the queen, and finally dragged him away to an illicit vender of spirits, in whose house the party got gloriously mellow."
Etymology
PIE word *ḱóm Learned borrowing from Ecclesiastical Latin condolēre, the present active infinitive of condoleō (“to feel severe pain, suffer greatly; to suffer with or feel another’s pain, condole”), from Latin con- (prefix denoting a being or bringing together of several things) + doleō (“to suffer physical pain, hurt; to be sorry, grieve for, deplore, lament”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *delh₁- (“to divide, split”)).
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: *delh₁-, con-
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /kənˈdoʊl/
- British English: /kənˈdəʊl/
Usage
Inflected Forms
condoles (present, singular)
condoling (participle, present)
condoled (participle, past)
condoled (past)
no-table-tags (table tags)
glossary (inflection template)
condoled (first person, past)
condolest (archaic, present)
condoled (past, second person)
condoledst (archaic, past)
condoleth (archaic, present)
condoled (past, singular)