Consolate
/ˈkɒnsələt/ adj, verb
adj, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To console; to comfort. nonstandard, obsolete
"To consolate thine eare."
Adjective
- 1 Comforted, consoled. obsolete
- 2 Not disconsolate; contented. humorous, obsolete
"[O]ne morning, like Sir Leoline in Christabel, ‘he woke and found his lady dead,’ and remained a very consolate widower, with one small child."
Antonyms
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More examples"[O]ne morning, like Sir Leoline in Christabel, ‘he woke and found his lady dead,’ and remained a very consolate widower, with one small child."
Etymology
First attested in 1477, in Middle English; borrowed from Latin cōnsōlātus, perfect active participle of cōnsōlor, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (verb-forming suffix). Doublet of console.