Translation
to console, to comfort
Word origin
From Latin consolari, con- plus solari, 'to soothe'. English console and consolation come from the same verb, and solace from its noun solacium.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- consolari
- English cognates
- console, consolation, solace
Examples
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The mother comforted the crying child.
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Nobody could comfort her after the war.
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Your words comforted me.
is transitive and takes the person, not the trouble: you console the child, not the grief. The reflexive sin is to take comfort, and i means to be consoled. A consolation prize is a konsolpremio.
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