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condole

[ kuhn-dohl ]

verb (used without object)

condoled, condoling.
  1. to express sympathy with a person who is suffering sorrow, misfortune, or grief (usually followed by with ):

    to condole with a friend whose father has died.



verb (used with object)

condoled, condoling.
  1. Obsolete. to grieve with.

condole

/ əˈəʊ /

verb

  1. intrfoll bywith to express sympathy with someone in grief, pain, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • DzˈDZٴǰ, adjective
  • DzˈDZԲ, adverb
  • DzˈDZ, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • Dz···ٴ· [k, uh, n-, doh, -l, uh, -tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], adjective
  • Dz·DZİ noun
  • Dz·DZiԲ· adverb
  • ܲcDz·l·ٴr adjective
  • ܲcDz·DZ adjective
  • ܲcDz·DZiԲ adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of condole1

1580–90; < Late Latin DzԻDZŧ, equivalent to con- con- + DZŧ to feel pain; akin to dolor
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of condole1

C16: from Church Latin conDZŧ to suffer pain (with another), from Latin com- together + DZŧ to grieve, feel pain
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There will be time to collectively mourn, condole and rebuild, when they no longer are, when all communities are safe.

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Lukashenko placed red roses at Makei’s coffin before his burial Tuesday and briefly touched the dead man’s arm, gazing at him for a few moments, dry-eyed, before condoling with Makei’s family.

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"Bonnke, who understood Nigeria's religious dynamics, condoled with the nation in a personal message to the federal government and vowed to return."

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They condoled with her for the hate mail.

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India’s president and the prime minister condoled Karnad’s death on Monday at his home in Bangalore, the capital of southern Karnataka state.

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