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consolable Definition


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console1
verb
    consoled, consoling
    1. To comfort in distress, grief or disappointment.
      Thesaurus: comfort, assuage, calm, alleviate, soothe, ease, cheer, hearten, encourage; Antonym: upset, agitate.
Derivative: consolable
adj
    Derivative: consolatory
    adj
      Derivative: consoler
      noun
        Etymology: 17c: from French consoler, from Latin consolari, from solari to soothe.



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