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	consolidated loan

	consolidated school

	consolidated tape

	consolidated tax return

	consolidation

	consols

	consommé

	consonance

	consonant

	consort

	consortium

	conspecific

	conspectus

	conspicuous

	conspicuous consumption

	conspiracist

	conspiracy

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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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