COMMISERATE

[com.mis.er.ate] vb -at.ed ; -at.ing [L commiseratus, pp. of commiserari, fr. com- + miserari to pity, fr. miser wretched] vi (1599): to feel or express sympathy: condole "~s with them on their loss" ~ vt: to feel or express sorrow or compassion for -- com.mis.er.at.ing.ly adv -- com.mis.er.a.tion n -- com.mis.er.a.tive adj