condole

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And some with me will condole, and some with congratulations will come; and both to me will be vinegar and gall To all--friends and unfriends--say this: 'Every one chooses for themselves.

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  1. intransitive verb To express sympathy or sorrow: I condoled with him in his loss.

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  • Right well she heard, and what she heard hath wrought The Messenger is taken into the Palace, Electra left to wail without, with attempt of Chorus to condole (_lyric concerto_). —  Story of Orestes A Condensation of the Trilogy
  • Mrs. Thursby and Mabel also called to condole, and a little later Mrs. Smith of Greenacre, who had heard the news of the accident from the doctor. —  The Danvers Jewels, and Sir Charles Danvers
  • And some with me will condole, and some with congratulations will come; and both to me will be vinegar and gall To all--friends and unfriends--say this: 'Every one chooses for themselves. —  The Bow of Orange Ribbon A Romance of New York
  • You are not fit to see all the people who are already on their way to condole or congratulate. —  Gladys, the Reaper
  • The divine love does not merely condole, it delivers You cannot add anything to this promise. —  The Threshold Grace
 

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  1. Late Latin condolēre, to feel another's pain : Latin com-, com- + Latin dolēre, to grieve.

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  1. = French condouloir (cf. Spanish condolerse, condolecerse = Portuguese condoerse = Italian condolersi, all reflexive) = Dutch kondoleren = German condoliren = Danish kondolere, from Late Latin condolere, condole, from Latin com-, with, + dolere, grieve: see dole.
 

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/kənˈdoʊl/
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