English → Latin
“commiserate” in Latin
misereōto lament, bewail or deplore; to pity or feel sorry formiserorto lament, bewail or deplore; to have pity or mercy, feel sorry foragōto act, to behave; to do; to make (something that does not continue to exist after the maker stops)
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
commiserate
to have compassion, misereri, commisereri alicujus: miseret me alicujus: misericordia alicujus commotum or captum esse (to pity anybody): misericordia aliquem or aliquid prosequi, misericordiam alicui impertire: miserari, commiserari aliquid (to pity, and show the pity at the same time, Vid: Bremi, Nep., Ages., 5, 2): to pity anybody’s fate, misfortune, alicujus fortunam commiserari; casum alicujus miserari.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for commiserate?
- The usual Latin words for “commiserate” are misereō, miseror, agō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.