contristate

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To make sorrowful; to sadden or grieve. obsolete,transitive
    — Somewhat they [Harmonical sounds and Discordant Sounds] do contristate , but very little

词形变化

contristates present,singular,third-person contristating participle,present contristated participle,past contristated past

词源

First attested in 1616; borrowed from Latin contrīstātus, perfect passive participle of contrīstō (“to sadden”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Doublet of contrist.
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