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consolate

Pronunciation: /ˈkɒnsələt/

The English word “consolate” has 3 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Comforted, consoled.
  2. Not disconsolate; contented.

verb

  1. To console; to comfort.

Etymology

First attested in 1477, in Middle English; borrowed from Latin cōnsōlātus, perfect active participle of cōnsōlor, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (verb-forming suffix). Doublet of console.

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