Antonyms for condole


Grammar : Verb
Spell : kuh n-dohl
Phonetic Transcription : kənˈdoʊl


Definition of condole

Origin :
  • late 15c., "to sorrow," from Late Latin condolere "to suffer with another," from com- "with" (see com-) + dolere "to grieve." Meaning "to express condolences" is recorded from 1650s. Related: Condoled; condoling.
  • verb sympathize
Example sentences :
  • How pleasant it is to condole with friends on such occasions.
  • Extract from : « The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 2, May, 1851 » by Various
  • He came to condole with me in my extremity, and yet to bid me not utterly lose hope.
  • Extract from : « Bardelys the Magnificent » by Rafael Sabatini
  • I condole with you in your bereavement, but it is the fortune of war.
  • Extract from : « The Tavern Knight » by Rafael Sabatini
  • Alicia passed on Mr. Coxon's arm, and stopped for a moment to condole.
  • Extract from : « Half a Hero » by Anthony Hope
  • Your servant, my prince; you reigned most worthily, I condole with you on your abdication.
  • Extract from : « The Lady of Lyons » by Edward Bulwer Lytton
  • Others came in, some to drink, some to condole—all, to talk.
  • Extract from : « The Wreck of the Titan » by Morgan Robertson
  • But this was not the worst; some of them were so ill advised as to condole with Wilkinson.
  • Extract from : « The Bertrams » by Anthony Trollope
  • I am the innocent sufferer now,' added he; 'condole with me, pussy!
  • Extract from : « Heartsease » by Charlotte M. Yonge
  • I could condole with you on the charge, but you will find it the only way not to seem to thwart her.
  • Extract from : « Heartsease » by Charlotte M. Yonge
  • Write to me at once, if only to condole with me about the chapel.
  • Extract from : « The Vicar of Bullhampton » by Anthony Trollope

Synonyms for condole

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