contristate en · VERB
Etymology
First attested in 1616; borrowed from Latin contrīstātus, perfect passive participle of contrīstō (“to sadden”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Doublet of contrist.
Meanings
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(obsolete, transitive) To make sorrowful; to sadden or grieve.
For the insufferable sadness of a heart smitten almost prostrate grieves, contristates, and affects me.
1861, H. E. Dennehy, The Church of the First Three Centuries:Somewhat they [Harmonical sounds and Discordant Sounds] do contristate , but very little
1627 (indicated as 1626), Francis [Bacon], “IX. Century.”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries. […], London: […] William Rawley […]; [p]rinted by J[ohn] H[aviland] for William Lee […], →OCLC:They are contristated to repentance.
1637, William Chillingworth, The Religion of Protestants:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| contristated | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| contristated | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| contristating | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| contristates | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Relateds
Synonyms
oppress · contristate · moan · grieven · begrieve · pain · come down on · desolate · attrist · besorrow · grieve · begloom · get down · tristitiate · sadden · darken · aggrieve · repent · forset · engrieve · tristitiate · unhappy · bring down · dispirit · depress · rue · ungladden · deject · upset · dash · contrist · sadden up · attrist