English

Verb

contristate ‎(third-person singular simple present contristates, present participle contristating, simple past and past participle contristated)

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

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   • William Chillingworth

     They are contristated to repentance.

   • H. E. Dennehy

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

Italian

Verb

contristate

1. second-person plural present indicative of contristare
2. second-person plural imperative of contristare
3. feminine plural of contristato

Anagrams

• contestarti, cornettista

Latin

Verb

contristāte

1. second-person plural present active imperative of contristō