com|mis´er|a´tor

com|mis´er|a´tor
com|mis|er|ate «kuh MIHZ uh rayt», transitive verb, intransitive verb, -at|ed, -at|ing.
to feel or express sorrow for another's suffering or trouble; pity; sympathize: »

Next to the poor farmer, the voter who seems likely to be commiserated with most at this session of Congress is the poor taxpayer (Newsweek).

 SYNONYM(S): condole.
╂[< Latin commiserārī (with English -ate1) to pity < com- with + miserārīto pity, bewail < miser wretched]
–com|mis´er|at´ing|ly, adverb.
–com|mis´er|a´tor, noun.

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  • com|mis´er|at´ing|ly — com|mis|er|ate «kuh MIHZ uh rayt», transitive verb, intransitive verb, at|ed, at|ing. to feel or express sorrow for another s suffering or trouble; pity; sympathize: »Next to the poor farmer, the voter who seems likely to be commiserated with… …   Useful english dictionary

  • com|mis|er|ate — «kuh MIHZ uh rayt», transitive verb, intransitive verb, at|ed, at|ing. to feel or express sorrow for another s suffering or trouble; pity; sympathize: »Next to the poor farmer, the voter who seems likely to be commiserated with most at this… …   Useful english dictionary

  • com — com·bas·sou; com·bat·ive; com·bat·ive·ly; com·bat·ive·ness; com·ba·tiv·i·ty; com·bin·abil·i·ty; com·bin·able; com·bi·na·tion·al; com·bi·na·tion·al·ism; com·bi·na·tive; com·bi·na·to·ry; com·bined; com·bine·ment; com·bin·er; com·bi·net; com·bite;… …   English syllables

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  • commiserate — com•mis•er•ate [[t]kəˈmɪz əˌreɪt[/t]] v. at•ed, at•ing 1) to feel or express sorrow or sympathy for; empathize with; pity 2) to sympathize (usu. fol. by with): to commiserate with someone over a loss[/ex] • Etymology: 1585–95; < L commiserātus …   From formal English to slang

  • Commiserator — Com*mis er*a tor, n. One who pities. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • sion — abra·sion; ab·scis·sion; ab·ster·sion; ac·cen·sion; ac·ces·sion·al; ad·he·sion; ad·he·sion·al; ad·mis·sion; ad·pro·mis·sion; af·fu·sion; ag·gres·sion; al·li·sion; al·lu·sion; am·bi·ver·sion; an·i·mad·ver·sion; an·te·ver·sion; an·ti·mis·sion;… …   English syllables

  • o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… …   English syllables

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