condole

UK: /kənˈdəʊl/ US: /kənˈdoʊl/ ,(kən dōl′)

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con•dole /kənˈdoʊl/   v. [~ + with + object] , -doled, -dol•ing. 

1. to express sympathy with a person suffering sorrow, misfortune, or grief:
   I condoled with her after she lost the race.

con•dol•ing•ly, adv. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

con•dole  (kən dōl′), v., -doled, -dol•ing. 
v.i. 

1. to express sympathy with a person who is suffering sorrow, misfortune, or grief (usually fol. by with):
   to condole with a friend whose father has died.

v.t. 

2. [Obs.] to grieve with.

• Late Latin condolēre, equivalent. to con- con- + dolēre to feel pain; akin to dolor
• 1580–90;

con•do•la•to•ry  (kən dō′lə tôr′ē, -tōr′ē), adj.  con•dol′er, n. 
con•dol′ing•ly, adv. 

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condole / kənˈdəʊl/ verb

1. (intransitive) followed by with: to express sympathy with someone in grief, pain, etc

Etymology: 16th Century: from Church Latin condolēre to suffer pain (with another), from Latin com- together + dolēre to grieve, feel pain