Definition of commiserate Commiserate

/kʌmɪˈsɚejˌt/ - [kumisereyt] - com•mis•er•ate

We found 10 definitions of commiserate from 6 different sources.

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What does commiserate mean?

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Verb

commiserates, commiserating, commiserated  

commiserate - to feel or express sympathy or compassion
  sympathize, sympathise
  compassionate, condole with, feel for, pity, sympathize with share the suffering of
  condole express one's sympathetic grief, on the occasion of someone's death; "You must condole the widow"
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • commiserate (v. t.)
    To feel sorrow, pain, or regret for; to pity.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • commiserate
    To express sympathy or compassion; to feel sorrow, pain, or regret.
  • commiserate
    To feel regret and sorrow for someone else because of their suffering or misfortune.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • commiserate
    kom-iz′ėr-āt, v.t. to feel for the miseries of another: to pity: to condole with.—adj. Commis′erable, requiring commiseration: pitiable.—n. Commiserā′tion, concern for the sufferings of others: pity.—adj. Commis′erative, feeling or expressing sympathetic sorrow.—n. Commis′erātor. [L. com, with, miserāri, to deplore—miser, wretched.]

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  • commiserate, verb, present, 1st person singular of commiserate (infinitive).
  • commiserate, verb (infinitive).

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