Part 2313

<hw>Con*sol"a*to*ry</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>consolatorius</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of a consoling or comforting nature.</def>

<blockquote>The punishment of tyrants is a noble and awful act of justice; and it has with truth been said to be <b>consolatory</b> to the human mind. <i>Burke.</i></blockquote>

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<hw>Con*sol"a*to*ry</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>That which consoles; a speech or writing intended for consolation.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>Milton.</i>

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<hw>Con*sole"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p.p.</tt> <er>Consoled</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p.pr. & vb.n.</tt> <er>Consoling</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L. <ets>consolari</ets>,. p.p. <ets>consolatus</ets>; <ets>con-</ets> + <ets>solari</ets> to console, comfort: cf. F. <ets>consoler</ets>. See <er>Solace</er>.]</ety> <def>To cheer in distress or depression; to alleviate the grief and raise the spirits of; to relieve; to comfort; to soothe.</def>

<blockquote>And empty heads <b>console</b> with empty sound. <i>Pope.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>I am much <b>consoled</b> by the reflection that the religion of Christ has been attacked in vain by all the wits and philosophers, and its triumph has been complete. <i>P. Henry.</i></blockquote>

<syn>Syn. -- To comfort; solace; soothe; cheer; sustain; encourage; support. See <er>Comfort</er>.</syn>

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<hw>Con"sole</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F.]</ety> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A bracket whose projection is not more than half its height.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Any small bracket; also, a console table.</def>

<cs><col>Console table</col>, <cd>a table whose top is supported by two or more consoles instead of legs.</cd></cs>

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<hw>Con*sol"er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who gives consolation.</def>

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<hw>Con*sol"i*dant</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>consolidans</ets>, p.pr. of <ets>consolidare</ets>: cf. F. <ets>consolidant</ets>.]</ety> <def>Serving to unite or consolidate; having the quality of consolidating or making firm.</def>

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<hw>Con*sol"i*date</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>consolidatus</ets>, p.pr. of <ets>consolidare</ets> to make firm; <ets>con-</ets> + <ets>solidare</ets> to make firm; <ets>solidus</ets> solid. See <er>Solid</er>, and cf. <er>Consound</er>.]</ety> <def>Formed into a solid mass; made firm; consolidated.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<blockquote>A gentleman [should learn to ride] while he is tender and the brawns and sinews of his thighs not fully <b>consolidate</b>. <i>Elyot.</i></blockquote>

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<hw>Con*sol"i*date</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p.p.</tt> <er>Consolidated</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p.pr. & vb.n.</tt> <er>Consolidating</er> <tt>(?)</tt>.]</wordforms> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To make solid; to unite or press together into a compact mass; to harden or make dense and firm.</def>

<blockquote>He fixed and <b>consolidated</b> the earth. <i>T. Burnet.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To unite, as various particulars, into one mass or body; to bring together in close union; to combine; <as>as, to <ex>consolidate</ex> the armies of the republic</as>.</def>

<blockquote><b>Consolidating</b> numbers into unity. <i>Wordsworth.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <fld>(Surg.)</fld> <def>To unite by means of applications, as the parts of a broken bone, or the lips of a wound.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<syn>Syn. -- To unite; combine; harden; compact; condense; compress.</syn>

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