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consolating

consolating is the present participle and gerund of consolate.

Meaning of consolate

Verb

consolate (third-person singular simple present consolates, present participle consolating, simple past and past participle consolated)

  1. (nonstandard, obsolete) To console; to comfort.
    • To consolate thine eare.c. 1604–1605 (date written), William Shakespeare, “All’s Well, that Ends Well”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...

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Questions about consolating

What is consolating the present participle and gerund of?
Consolating is the present participle and gerund of consolate.

Words near consolating in the dictionary

  1. Consolacion
  2. consolamentum
  3. consolate
  4. consolated
  5. consolates
  6. consolating
  7. consolatio
  8. consolation
  9. consolation final
  10. consolation finals
  11. consolation goal

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