"consolate" meaning in English

See consolate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more consolate [comparative], most consolate [superlative]
Etymology: Latin consolatus, p.p. See console (transitive verb). Back-formation from disconsolate. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|-}} Latin, {{lena}}, {{back-form|en|disconsolate}} Back-formation from disconsolate Head templates: {{en-adj}} consolate (comparative more consolate, superlative most consolate)
  1. (obsolete) Comforted, consoled. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-consolate-en-adj-DZqJZiKH Categories (other): English back-formations, English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English back-formations: 53 36 11 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 38 4 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 66 26 8
  2. (humorous) Not disconsolate; contented. Tags: humorous
    Sense id: en-consolate-en-adj-MRV81zN7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: inconsolate

Verb

Forms: consolates [present, singular, third-person], consolating [participle, present], consolated [participle, past], consolated [past]
Etymology: Latin consolatus, p.p. See console (transitive verb). Back-formation from disconsolate. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|-}} Latin, {{lena}}, {{back-form|en|disconsolate}} Back-formation from disconsolate Head templates: {{en-verb}} consolate (third-person singular simple present consolates, present participle consolating, simple past and past participle consolated)
  1. (obsolete or nonstandard) To console; to comfort. Tags: nonstandard, obsolete
    Sense id: en-consolate-en-verb-pID-7GLi

Inflected forms

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