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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary con·dole (con·doled ; con·dol·ing) ETYMOLOGY Late Latin condolēre, from Latin com- + dolēre to feel pain DATE circa 1586 intransitive verb 1. obsolete : grieve 2. to express sympathetic sorrow transitive verb archaic : lament , grieve English Etymology condole condole (v.) late 15c., "to sorrow," from L.L. condolere (see condolence). Meaning "to express condolences" is recorded from 1650s. Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged con·dole \kənˈdōl\ verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Late Latin condolēre, from Latin com- + dolēre to feel pain, grieve; akin to Latin dolare to hew, Greek daidalos ingeniously formed, Sanskrit dālayati he splits, causes to burst; basic meaning: to split, carve intransitive verb 1. obsolete : to sorrow much : grieve 2. : to express sympathetic sorrow : grieve in sympathy — usually used with with < condole with her distress of mind — W.S.Gilbert > < we condole with you in your misfortune > transitive verb archaic : to lament or grieve over : express one's sympathetic sorrow at (another's misfortune) < came … to condole the death of the late king — John Evelyn > often : to express formal regrets over |
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