verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To sadden. obsolete, transitive

   "Calamitie doth so much tristitiate, as that he neuer sees the flashes of some warming ioy"

Synonyms

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aggrieveattristbegloombegrievebesorrowbring down

Antonyms

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elevate

Example

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"Calamitie doth so much tristitiate, as that he neuer sees the flashes of some warming ioy"

Etymology

From Latin tristitia (“sadness”), from tristis (“sad”).

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