Meaning

1 senses

  1. (obsolete)To make sorrowful; to sadden or grieve.

Origin

First attested in 1616; borrowed from Latin contrīstātus, perfect passive participle of co

First attested in 1616; borrowed from Latin contrīstātus, perfect passive participle of contrīstō (“to sadden”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Doublet of contrist.

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Forms

contristates, contristating, contristated, contristated
Base formcontristate · to contristate
3rd person singularcontristates
Present participlecontristating
Past simplecontristated
Past participlecontristated

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theycontristate
he, she, itcontristates

Past simpleLesson

all personscontristated

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave contristated
he, she, ithas contristated

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill contristate

Synonyms

31 synonyms
grieveB2painB1dashB2oppressB1unhappyA2upsetB2attristcontristtristitiateaggrievebegloombegrievebesorrowbring down

Word family

1 related words
Relatedcontristation

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
contravenecontributeB1contributionB1contributorcontritecontriveC2controlB1
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