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con·sole (kən sōl′)

transitive verb consoled -·soled′, consoling -·sol′·ing

to make feel less sad or disappointed; comfort

Etymology: Fr consoler < L consolari < com-, with + solari, to comfort, solace

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console2 definition

con·sole (kän′sōl′)

noun

  1. an ornamental bracket for supporting a shelf, bust, cornice, etc.
  2. console table
  3. the desklike frame containing the keys, stops, pedals, and other controls of an organ
  4. a radio, television, or phonograph cabinet designed to stand on the floor
  5. ☆ an instrument panel or unit, containing gauges and the controls for operating aircraft, automobiles, computers, and other electrical or electronic systems
  6. a raised portion between bucket seats in an automobile, containing storage compartments, switches and controls, etc.

Etymology: Fr, prob. contr. < consolateur, lit., one who consoles (see console); name for carved figures supporting cornices or as rails in choir stalls (sense development analogous to misericord, sense )

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console Synonyms

console

v.

solace, comfort, soothe, reassure; see comfort, sympathize. See syn. study at comfort.


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console Usage Examples

Object

  • gamers: The next step for Multiplay is Lan parties for console gamers - a much larger potential audience than PC owners.

Converse of object

  • detach: Also when I played it it felt a lot more " spongy " owing to the detached console.

Adjective modifier

  • videogame: It can be used with DVD players, smart phones, multimedia players or videogame consoles.

Adjective complement

  • systemsheadquartered: Around the world from three different perspectives rich for your and console systemsheadquartered.

Noun used with modifier

  • next-gen: So we were led to believe that Sony's next-gen console would ship with a 60GB hard drive as standard.

Used with why or when

  • that: Im going to feel like an idiot if I buy a console that barely compares to the PS3, and the XBOX 360.

Infinitive complement

  • re-allocate: Amazon UK realizing their mistake stopped all shipments of Xbox 360 consoles to re-allocate them.

Modifies a noun

  • counterpart: Thankfully, the controls on the PSP are quite good compared to the console counterparts.
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console quotes

Lord, make me an instrument of Your peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love; Where there is injury, pardon; Where there is doubt, faith; Where there is despair, hope; Where there is darkness, light; Where there is sadness, joy. O divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek To be consoled as to console; To be understood as to understand; To be loved as to love. For it is in giving that we receive; It is in pardoning that we are pardoned; And it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.

-Franklin, Benjamin

Knowledge of physical science will not console me for ignorance of morality in time of affliction, but knowledge of morality will always console me for ignorance of physical science.

-Pascal, Blaise

Most of our pocket wisdom is conceived for the use of mediocre people, to discourage them from ambitious attempts, and generally console them in their mediocrity.

-Stevenson, Robert Louis

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