Condole vs. Console

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  • Condole (verb)

    To express sympathetic sorrow; to lament in sympathy (with someone on something).

  • Condole (verb)

    To condole with (someone).

  • Condole (verb)

    To say in an expression of sympathy.

  • Condole (verb)

    To lament, grieve, bemoan (something).

  • Console (noun)

    A stand-alone TV or stereo system.

  • Console (noun)

    A cabinet that controls, instruments, and displays are mounted upon.

  • Console (noun)

    An instrument with displays and an input device that is used to monitor and control an electronic system.

  • Console (noun)

    The keyboard and screen of a computer or other electronic device.

  • Console (noun)

    A storage tray or container mounted between the seats of an automobile.

  • Console (noun)

    An ornamental member jutting out of a wall to carry a superincumbent weight.

  • Console (verb)

    To comfort (someone) in a time of grief, disappointment, etc.

Wiktionary
  • Console (verb)

    comfort (someone) at a time of grief or disappointment

    “you can console yourself with the thought that you did your best”

    “she tried to console him but he pushed her gently away”

  • Console (noun)

    a panel or unit accommodating a set of controls for electronic or mechanical equipment.

  • Console (noun)

    a small electronic device for playing computerized video games.

  • Console (noun)

    a cabinet for television or radio equipment.

  • Console (noun)

    the cabinet or enclosure containing the keyboards, stops, pedals, etc., of an organ.

  • Console (noun)

    an ornamented bracket or corbel supporting a shelf or table top.

Oxford Dictionary

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