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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Commiserate

/kəmĭʹzərət/ · Com·mis·er·ate · IPA /kəˈmɪzəɹət/
01 v. t. To feel sorrow, pain, or regret for; to pity.
imp. & p. p. Commiserated; p. pr. & vb. n. Commiserating
  1. 1.
    To feel sorrow, pain, or regret for; to pity.
    “Then must we those, who groan, beneath the weight Of age, disease, or want, commiserate.” — Denham.
    “We should commiserate our mutual ignorance.” — Locke.
Syn. To pity; compassionate; lament; condole.