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comisserate

comisserate is the obsolete spelling of commiserate.

comisserate is the misspelling of commiserate.

Meaning of commiserate

Verb

commiserate (third-person singular simple present commiserates, present participle commiserating, simple past and past participle commiserated)

  1. (transitive) To feel or express compassion or sympathy for (someone or something).
    • A few individuals who commiserated the unhappy condition of British negro slaves.
  2. (intransitive) To sympathize; condole.
  3. (ambitransitive) To offer condolences jointly with; express sympathy with.

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Questions about comisserate

What is comisserate the obsolete spelling of?
Comisserate is the obsolete spelling of commiserate.

Words near comisserate in the dictionary

  1. comiserated
  2. comiserates
  3. comiserating
  4. Comiskey
  5. Comiskeys
  6. comisserate
  7. comission
  8. comissural
  9. comitadji
  10. comitadjis
  11. comitaji

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