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Commiserate
Pronunciation : Com*mis"er*ate
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [L. commiseratus, p. p. of commiserari to commiserate; com- + miserari to pity. See Miserable.]
Definition : Defn: To feel sorrow, pain, or regret for; to pity. Then must we those, who groan, beneath the weight Of age, disease, or want, commiserate. Denham. We should commiserate our mutual ignorance. Locke.
Syn. -- To pity; compassionate; lament; condole.
t. [imp. & p. p. Commiserated; p. pr. & vb. n. Commiserating.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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