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Antonyms for console

Grammar : Verb
Spell : kuh n-sohl
Phonetic Transcription : kənˈsoʊl

Definition of console

Origin :
  • 1690s, from French consoler "to comfort, console," from Latin consolari "offer solace, encourage, comfort, cheer," from com-, intensive prefix (see com-), + solari "to comfort" (see solace). Or perhaps a back-formation from consolation. The Latin word is glossed in Old English by frefran. Related: Consoled; consoling.
  • verb relieve, comfort
Example sentences :
  • To the extent of his means he would do what money could to console her!
  • Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
  • But if he loved her he would have mentioned her with affection, if only to console her in her widowhood.
  • Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris
  • We may at least console ourselves with the reflexion that such a contingency is far off.
  • Extract from : « The Roof of France » by Matilda Betham-Edwards
  • Console yourself, dear mother, circumstances require that you should.
  • Extract from : « The Boy Life of Napoleon » by Eugenie Foa
  • "There's a good view from the window," he said to console her for his depreciation of the picture.
  • Extract from : « The Foolish Lovers » by St. John G. Ervine
  • Every method which I tried to console her seemed to grieve her more.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • He wanted to console the boy and said he would soon go on in a carriage.
  • Extract from : « What Sami Sings with the Birds » by Johanna Spyri
  • He'll console you, and the gentlemen too, for the loss of twenty such as me.
  • Extract from : « Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit » by Charles Dickens
  • When he is wafted to a haven of rest, we will console each other.
  • Extract from : « Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit » by Charles Dickens
  • He turns to his son for help: he cannot console his wife; his son must take his place.
  • Extract from : « A Dish Of Orts » by George MacDonald

Synonyms for console

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