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console

1

[ kuhn-sohl ]

verb (used with object)

consoled, consoling.
  1. to alleviate or lessen the grief, sorrow, or disappointment of; give solace or comfort:

    Even his children could not console him when his wife died.



console

2

[ kon-sohl ]

noun

  1. Also called game(s) console,. a computer system specially made for playing video games by connecting it to a television or other display for video and sound.
  2. the control or monitoring unit of a computer, containing the keyboard or keys, switches, etc.
  3. a television, phonograph, or radio cabinet designed to stand on the floor rather than on a table or shelf.
  4. a desklike structure containing the keyboards, pedals, etc., by means of which an organ is played.
  5. a small cabinet standing on the floor and having doors.
  6. the control unit of a mechanical, electrical, or electronic system:

    the console that controls a theater's lighting system.

  7. Architecture. an ornamental corbel or bracket, especially one high in relation to its projection.
  8. Automotive. a tray or container typically divided into compartments, mounted between bucket seats, and used for storing small items.
  9. Nautical. a unit on a vessel containing steering apparatus, systems monitoring equipment, etc.:

    a bridge console, an engine-room console.

console

1

/ əˈəʊ /

verb

  1. to serve as a source of comfort to (someone) in disappointment, loss, sadness, 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

console

2

/ ˈɒԲəʊ /

noun

  1. an ornamental bracket, esp one used to support a wall fixture, bust, etc
  2. the part of an organ comprising the manuals, pedals, stops, etc
  3. a unit on which the controls of an electronic system are mounted
  4. same as games console
  5. a cabinet for a television, gramophone, etc, designed to stand on the floor
“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

  • DzˈDZ, adjective
  • DzˈDZԲ, adverb
  • DzˈDZ, noun
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  • in·Dz·DZ·· adjective
  • un·Dz·DZ·· adjective
  • ܲ·Dz·DZ·· adverb
  • ܲ·Dz·DZ adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of console1

First recorded in 1685–95; either from French consoler or directly from Latin DzԲōī, equivalent to con- con- + ōī “to soothe” ( solace ); perhaps akin to Old English ǣ “happiness” ( seely )

Origin of console2

First recorded in 1700–10; from French; Middle French consolle “bracket, support,” apparently shortening of consolateur (attested in Middle French with same sense), literally, “one who consoles” (from Late Latin DzԲōٴǰ; console 1none, -ator none ), perhaps because such supports served as rests in choir stalls, etc.; misericord none
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of console1

C17: from Latin DzԲōī, from ōī to comfort; see solace

Origin of console2

C18: from French, shortened from Old French consolateur one that provides support, hence, supporting bracket, from Latin DzԲōٴǰ a comforter; see console 1
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