Com-mĭs'er-âte, v. t.

v. t. [imp. & p. p. COMMISERATED; p. pr. & vb. n. COMMISERATING.] [Lat. commiserāri, commiserātus, from com and miserāri, to pity, from miser, wretched, miserable.] To feel sorrow, pain, or regret for; to be sorry for.

Then must we those who groan beneath the weight Of age, disease, or want, commiserate. Denham.

We should commiserate our ignorance, and endeavor to remove it. Locke.

Synonyms—To pity; compassionate; feel for; lament; condole.