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condole v

(intransitive) Followed by with: to express condolence to, or sympathetic sorrow with, someone; to lament in sympathy with someone. (obsolete) To express deep sorrow; to grieve, to lament. (transitive) (archaic or obsolete except India, often formal) To express regret or sorrow over (an undesirable event or other misfortune); to bemoan, to grieve, to lament. (obsolete) To express condolence to, or sympathetic sorrow with (someone); to lament in sympathy with (someone). (reflexive) To express or feel sorrow for (oneself); to bewail, to mourn.

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