Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

contristate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: con-tris-tate
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make sorrowful; to sadden or grieve.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Somewhat they [Harmonical sounds and Discordant Sounds] do contristate , but very little"
"They are contristated to repentance."
"For the insufferable sadness of a heart smitten almost prostrate grieves, contristates, and affects me."

Etymology

First attested in 1616; borrowed from Latin contrīstātus, perfect passive participle of contrīstō (“to sadden”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Doublet of contrist.

Origin

First known use: First attested in 1616

Usage

Inflected Forms

contristates (present, singular) contristating (participle, present) contristated (participle, past) contristated (past)

Frequently Paired Words

contristation

Synonyms

attrist contrist tristitiate aggrieve begloom begrieve besorrow grieve pain bring down come down on contristate

Questions

What does contristate mean?: To make sorrowful; to sadden or grieve.
Where does contristate come from?: First known use: First attested in 1616.

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