COMFORTED | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Comfort

Speech Type: Verb

Etymology:

Middle English (as a noun, in the senses ‘strengthening, support, consolation’; as a verb, in the senses ‘strengthen, give support, console’): from Old French confort (noun), conforter (verb), from late Latin confortare ‘strengthen’, from com- (expressing intensive force) + Latin fortis ‘strong’. The sense ‘something producing physical ease’ arose in the mid 17th century

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ˈkʌmfət
Dialects: British English
Definition:

ease the grief or distress of

Short Definition:

console

Examples:
  • the victim was comforted by friends before being taken to hospital

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