commiserate
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/kəˈmɪzəɹət/
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/kəˈmɪzəɹət/ · /kəˈmɪzəɹeɪt/
Definition of commiserate
4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
adj
- (not-comparable, obsolete, rare)Commiserating, pitying, lamentful.
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adj
- (not-comparable, obsolete, rare)Commiserating, pitying, lamentful.
verb
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(transitive)To feel or express compassion or sympathy for (someone or something).
“A few individuals who commiserated the unhappy condition of British negro slaves.”
“Lord Meersbrook had remarked the same woman a day or two before, peering into the area, as if looking for some of the servants, yet neither venturing to ring nor knock; he concluded she was there for no good, but the self-commiserating tone in which she spoke, together with her Irish accent, now caught his ear;...”
- (intransitive)To sympathize; condole.
- (ambitransitive)To offer condolences jointly with; express sympathy with.
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Etymology
From commiserātus, the perfect passive participle of commiseror.
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