"miserate" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ˈmɪ.zəɹˌeɪt/ [US] Forms: miserates [present, singular, third-person], miserating [participle, present], miserated [participle, past], miserated [past]
enPR: mĭ′-zər-āt′ Etymology: By surface analysis, misery + -ate. Compare commiserate, immiserate, Latin miseror. Etymology templates: {{surf|en|misery|-ate|id2=verb}} By surface analysis, misery + -ate, {{cog|la|miseror}} Latin miseror Head templates: {{en-verb}} miserate (third-person singular simple present miserates, present participle miserating, simple past and past participle miserated)
  1. (uncommon, intransitive) To feel unhappy, to experience sadness. Tags: intransitive, uncommon
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