I .
/ kənˈsəʊl; NAmE -ˈsoʊl/ verb
console sb / yourself (with sth) to give comfort or sympathy to sb who is unhappy or disappointed
SYN comfort :
[ vn ]
Nothing could console him when his wife died.
She put a consoling arm around his shoulders.
Console yourself with the thought that you did your best.
[ vn that ]
I didn't like lying but I consoled myself that it was for a good cause.
[ vn speech ]
'Never mind,' Anne consoled her.
II .
/ ˈkɒnsəʊl; NAmE ˈkɑːnsoʊl/ noun
a flat surface which contains all the controls and switches for a machine, a piece of electronic equipment, etc.
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WORD ORIGIN
II . mid 17th cent. originally relating to an ornamented bracket: from French , perhaps from consolider , from Latin consolidare , from con- together + solidare make firm.