Contristate

Quick meaning: Contristate is a verb meaning (obsolete, transitive) To make sorrowful; to sadden or grieve.

Meaning

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

Example Sentences

They are contristated to repentance.

Somewhat they [Harmonical sounds and Discordant Sounds] do contristate , but very little

For the insufferable sadness of a heart smitten almost prostrate grieves, contristates, and affects me.

Word Forms

• contristates
• contristating
• contristated

Synonyms for contristate

Depending on context, synonyms include attrist, contrist, tristitiate, aggrieve, begloom, begrieve.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include contrist, tristitiate, attrist, grieve, sadden, pain.

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