1. v.tr. comfort, esp. in grief or disappointment.
Usage:
Often confused with condole.
Derivatives:
consolable adj. consoler n. consolingly adv.
Etymology: F consoler f. L consolari 2. n.1 a panel or unit accommodating a set of switches, controls, etc.
2 a cabinet for television or radio equipment etc.
3 Mus. a cabinet with the keyboards, stops, pedals, etc., of an organ.
4 an ornamented bracket supporting a shelf etc.
Phrases and idioms:
console table a table supported by a bracket against a wall.
Etymology: F, perh. f. consolider (as consolidate)