commiserate

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Even the police, who stop him for driving too slowly, commiserate, and send him on his way with condolences.

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  1. transitive verb To feel or express sorrow or pity for; sympathize with.
  2. intransitive verb To feel or express sympathy: commiserated over their failure.

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  • Woodsley let them commiserate, then drew their attention again Gentlemen, we simply have to get these implants under control. —  AnalogSFF,January-February2007
  • It is used to celebrate, commiserate, mourn, remember and, often, to forget. —  NYT > Opinion
  • Calhoun joked that his players keep coming back to UConn to commiserate, having all been through the same ordeal, pushed past the same limits and "called the same names." —  News from www.rep-am.com
  • We use alcohol to commiserate, celebrate and obliterate. —  Home | Mail Online
  • You should be able to commiserate, since you're so afraid you find it necessary to pack a gun to defend yourself against all the armed heathen out there.
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commiserate:   commiserating
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Etymologies (2)

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  1. Latin commiserārī, commiserāt- : com-, com- + miserārī, to pity (from miser, wretched).

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  1. from Latin commiseratus, past participle of commiserari (later Italian commiserare = Portuguese commiserar), pity, compassionate, from com- (intensive) + miserari, pity, commiserate, from miser, wretched: see miser, miserable, etc.
 

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