(~d)
1.
If you ~ someone who is unhappy about something, you try to make them feel more cheerful.
‘Never mind, Ned,’ he ~d me...
Often they cry, and I have to play the role of a mother, consoling them...
I can ~ myself with the fact that I’m not alone...
He ~d himself that Emmanuel looked like a nice boy, who could be a good playmate for his daughter.
= comfort
VERB: V with quote, V n, V pron-refl with/for n, V pron-refl that
consolation (consolations)
The only consolation for the Scottish theatre community is that they look likely to get another chance...
He knew then he was right, but it was no consolation.
= comfort
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2.
A ~ is a panel with a number of switches or knobs that is used to operate a machine.
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