Commiserate vs. Commensurate

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  • Commiserate (adjective)

    commiserating, pitying, lamentful

  • Commiserate (verb)

    To feel or express compassion or sympathy for (someone or something).

  • Commiserate (verb)

    To sympathize; condole.

  • Commiserate (verb)

    To offer condolences jointly with; express sympathy with.

  • Commensurate (adjective)

    Of a proportionate or similar measurable standard.

  • Commensurate (adjective)

    Describing a crystal in which every atom or molecule is placed in the same relative position

  • Commensurate (verb)

    To reduce to a common measure.

  • Commensurate (verb)

    To proportionate; to adjust.

Wiktionary
  • Commiserate (verb)

    express or feel sympathy or pity; sympathize

    “she went over to commiserate with Rose on her unfortunate circumstances”

  • Commiserate (verb)

    feel or express pity for (someone)

    “she did not exult in her rival’s fall, but, on the contrary, commiserated her”

  • Commensurate (adjective)

    corresponding in size or degree; in proportion

    “salary will be commensurate with age and experience”

    “such heavy responsibility must receive commensurate reward”

Oxford Dictionary

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