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Day 75Level 2

kuhn-SOHL

to comfort

give comfort or sympathy to

Part of Speech: verb

Synonyms:

relieve, soothe, alleviate

Antonyms:

agitate, antagonize, depress

Example Sentence:

Mitchell consoled his brother who lost all his money in the share market, by giving him financial aid.

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study of origin and history of words

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