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Contristate

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To make sorrowful; to sadden or grieve. obsolete, transitive

    "Somewhat they [Harmonical sounds and Discordant Sounds] do contristate , but very little"

Etymology

First attested in 1616; borrowed from Latin contrīstātus, perfect passive participle of contrīstō (“to sadden”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Doublet of contrist.

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