commiserate — c.1600, from L. commiseratus, pp. of commiserari to pity, bewail (see COMMISERATION (Cf. commiseration)). Related: Commiserated; commiserating. An O.E. loan translation of commiserate was efensargian … Etymology dictionary
commiserate — was a transitive verb for about three centuries: • She did not exult in her rival s fall, but, on the contrary, commiserated her H. Ainsworth, 1871 but under the influence of condole with and sympathize with, it is now construed with with… … Modern English usage
commiserate — index sympathize Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
commiserate — [v] listen to woes of another ache, compassionate, condole, console, feel, feel for, have mercy, pity, share sorrow, sympathize; concepts 110,596 Ant. be indifferent, turn away … New thesaurus
commiserate — ► VERB ▪ express sympathy or pity; sympathize. DERIVATIVES commiseration noun. ORIGIN Latin commiserari, from miserari to lament … English terms dictionary
commiserate — [kə miz′ər āt΄] vt. commiserated, commiserating [< L commiseratus, pp. of commiserari, to pity < com , intens. + miserari, to pity: see MISERY] to feel or show sorrow or pity for vi. to condole or sympathize (with) SYN. PITY commiseration n … English World dictionary
commiserate — v. (d; intr.) to commiserate on; with (I commiserate with you on your misfortune) * * * [kə mɪzəreɪt] with (I commiserate with you on your misfortune) (d; intr.) to commiserate on … Combinatory dictionary
commiserate — UK [kəˈmɪzəreɪt] / US [kəˈmɪzəˌreɪt] verb [intransitive] Word forms commiserate : present tense I/you/we/they commiserate he/she/it commiserates present participle commiserating past tense commiserated past participle commiserated to express… … English dictionary
commiserate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. pity, condole. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. share sorrow, condole, console, empathize; see pity 1 , sympathize . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) v. [kuh MIZ uh RATE] to pity or feel… … English dictionary for students
commiserate — [[t]kəmɪ̱zəreɪt[/t]] commiserates, commiserating, commiserated VERB If you commiserate with someone, you show them pity or sympathy when something unpleasant has happened to them. [V with n] When I lost, he commiserated with me. Derived words:… … English dictionary
