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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
(obsolete, transitive) To make sorrowful; to sadden or grieve..
Somewhat they [Harmonical sounds and Discordant Sounds] do contristate , but very little
They are contristated to repentance.
For the insufferable sadness of a heart smitten almost prostrate grieves, contristates, and affects me.
Use contristate when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Contristate means (obsolete, transitive) To make sorrowful; to sadden or grieve..
Common synonyms include attrist, contrist, tristitiate, aggrieve.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Somewhat they [Harmonical sounds and Discordant Sounds] do contristate , but very little
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