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console (1)
con·sole [ kən sṓl ] (past and past participle con·soled, present participle con·sol·ing, 3rd person present singular con·soles)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
comfort: to provide a source of comfort to somebody who is distressed or disappointed
[Mid-17th century. Via French< Latin consolare< solari "to comfort"]

con·sol·a·ble adjective
con·so·la·to·ry adjective
con·sol·er noun
con·sol·ing·ly adverb

Word Usage

See condole.
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