Definition/Meaning of commiserate

• English - Adjective: commiserate (not comparable) (not comparable, obsolete, rare) Commiserating , pitying , lamentful .
• English - Verb: commiserate (third-person singular simple present commiserates, present participle commiserating, simple past and past participle commiserated) (transitive) To feel or express compassion or sympathy for (someone or something). A few individuals who commiserated the unhappy condition of British negro slaves. 1842, [anonymous collaborator of Letitia Elizabeth Landon], chapter XXXVI, in Lady Anne…
• English - Related terms: misery
• English - Etymology: Etymology 1. From commiserātus , the perfect passive participle of commiseror . Etymology 2. From the above adjective, see at -ate for more.
• English - Pronunciation: (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /kəˈmɪzəɹət/ , /kəˈmɪzəɹeɪt/