"commiserate" meaning in English

See commiserate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /kəˈmɪzəreɪt/ [UK] Audio: en-au-commiserate.ogg [Australia] Forms: commiserate [canonical], commiserates [third-person, singular], commiserated [past], commiserated [past, participle], commiserating [present, participle]
enPR: kəmĭʹzərāt [UK] Head templates: {{verb|commiserat|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you commiserate, you feel or express sympathy for someone. Synonyms: sympathize, sympathise
    Sense id: simple-commiserate-en-verb-0s2CVY15
     
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