transitive verb
-·soled′, -·sol′ingOrigin of console
French consoler from Classical Latin consolari from com-, with + solari, to comfort, solaceA father consoles his son.
An example of console is where people store items in their car.
An example of console is visiting with a friend whose husband has just left her for another woman.
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transitive verb
-·soled′, -·sol′ingOrigin of console
French consoler from Classical Latin consolari from com-, with + solari, to comfort, solaceOrigin of console
Fr, probably contr. from consolateur, literally , one who consoles (see console); name for carved figures supporting cornices or as rails in choir stalls (sense development analogous to that of misericord, noun)
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transitive verb
con·soled, con·sol·ing, con·solesOrigin of console
French consoler from Old French from Latin cōnsōlārī com- intensive pref. ; see com- . sōlārī to comfortRelated Forms:
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Origin of console
French perhaps short for consolider to strengthen from Latin cōnsolidāre ; see consolidate .
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console. (n.d.). Retrieved February 13th, 2019, from https://www.yourdictionary.com/CONSOLE
(plural consoles)
From French console (“a bracket”)
(third-person singular simple present consoles, present participle consoling, simple past and past participle consoled)
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console. (n.d.). Retrieved February 13th, 2019, from https://www.yourdictionary.com/CONSOLE
A program interface for managing networks or software, or a terminal consisting of a computer monitor and a computer keyboard.
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console. (n.d.). Retrieved February 13th, 2019, from https://www.yourdictionary.com/CONSOLE
(1) The physical control panel on a computer or electronic device.
(2) A game machine. See video game console.
(3) A terminal or desktop computer used to monitor and control a network.
(4) Any display terminal.
(5) The user interface on any monitoring, management or control system. See Microsoft Management Console, HMI and OI.
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