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console

1

[ kuhn-sohl ]

verb (used with object)

consoled, consoling.
  1. to alleviate or lessen the grief, sorrow, or disappointment of; give solace or comfort:

    Even his children could not console him when his wife died.



console

2

[ kon-sohl ]

noun

  1. Also called game(s) console,. a computer system specially made for playing video games by connecting it to a television or other display for video and sound.
  2. the control or monitoring unit of a computer, containing the keyboard or keys, switches, etc.
  3. a television, phonograph, or radio cabinet designed to stand on the floor rather than on a table or shelf.
  4. a desklike structure containing the keyboards, pedals, etc., by means of which an organ is played.
  5. a small cabinet standing on the floor and having doors.
  6. the control unit of a mechanical, electrical, or electronic system:

    the console that controls a theater's lighting system.

  7. Architecture. an ornamental corbel or bracket, especially one high in relation to its projection.
  8. Automotive. a tray or container typically divided into compartments, mounted between bucket seats, and used for storing small items.
  9. Nautical. a unit on a vessel containing steering apparatus, systems monitoring equipment, etc.:

    a bridge console, an engine-room console.

console

1

/ əˈəʊ /

verb

  1. to serve as a source of comfort to (someone) in disappointment, loss, sadness, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

console

2

/ ˈɒԲəʊ /

noun

  1. an ornamental bracket, esp one used to support a wall fixture, bust, etc
  2. the part of an organ comprising the manuals, pedals, stops, etc
  3. a unit on which the controls of an electronic system are mounted
  4. same as games console
  5. a cabinet for a television, gramophone, etc, designed to stand on the floor
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • DzˈDZ, adjective
  • DzˈDZԲ, adverb
  • DzˈDZ, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • Dz·DZ·· adjective
  • Dz·DZ· noun
  • in·Dz·DZ·· adjective
  • un·Dz·DZ·· adjective
  • ܲ·Dz·DZ·· adverb
  • ܲ·Dz·DZ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of console1

First recorded in 1685–95; either from French consoler or directly from Latin DzԲōī, equivalent to con- con- + ōī “to soothe” ( solace ); perhaps akin to Old English ǣ “happiness” ( seely )

Origin of console2

First recorded in 1700–10; from French; Middle French consolle “bracket, support,” apparently shortening of consolateur (attested in Middle French with same sense), literally, “one who consoles” (from Late Latin DzԲōٴǰ; console 1none, -ator none ), perhaps because such supports served as rests in choir stalls, etc.; misericord none
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Word History and Origins

Origin of console1

C17: from Latin DzԲōī, from ōī to comfort; see solace

Origin of console2

C18: from French, shortened from Old French consolateur one that provides support, hence, supporting bracket, from Latin DzԲōٴǰ a comforter; see console 1
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Synonym Study

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It was a fine line to walk, but in my years with the show, we caught hundreds of criminals and helped console thousands of suffering crime victims.

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Skyrim then released five years later to a massive response, selling more than 40 million copies across generations of consoles - it has been re-released on two generations of consoles since it first came out.

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We knew before the game even made its way to our PlayStation consoles, it asked us to reassess who is good, who is evil and if anyone can, or should be, saved.

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Using a joystick that wouldn't look out of a place on a gaming console, two engineers drive the underwater robot.

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