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relieve
English
Etymology
From Old French relever, specifically from the conjugated forms such as (jeo) relieve (“I lift up”), and its source, Latin relevo (“to lift up, lighten, relieve, alleviate”), combined form of re- (“back”) + levo (“to lift”). Compare levant, levity, etc.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???li?v/
- Rhymes: -i?v
Verb
relieve (third-person singular simple present relieves, present participle relieving, simple past and past participle relieved)
- (transitive) To ease (a person, person's thoughts etc.) from mental distress; to stop (someone) feeling anxious or worried, to alleviate the distress of. [from 14th c.]
- (transitive) To ease (someone, a part of the body etc.) or give relief from physical pain or discomfort. [from 14th c.]
- (transitive) To alleviate (pain, distress, mental discomfort etc.). [from 14th c.]
- (transitive) To provide comfort or assistance to (someone in need, especially in poverty). [from 14th c.]
- (obsolete) To lift up; to raise again. [15th-17th c.]
- (now rare) To raise (someone) out of danger or from (a specified difficulty etc.). [from 15th c.]
- (law) To free (someone) from debt or legal obligations; to give legal relief to. [from 15th c.]
- This shall not relieve either Party of any obligations.
- To bring military help to (a besieged town); to lift the siege on. [from 16th c.]
- To release (someone) from or of a difficulty, unwanted task, responsibility etc. [from 16th c.]
- (military, job) To free (someone) from their post, task etc. by taking their place. [from 16th c.]
- (now rare) To make (something) stand out; to make prominent, bring into relief. [from 18th c.]
- 1819, Lord Byron, Don Juan, III.76:
- The henna should be deeply dyed to make / The skin relieved appear more fairly fair […]
- 1927, Countee Cullen, From the Dark Tower:
- The night whose sable breast relieves the stark / White stars is no less lovely being dark
- 1819, Lord Byron, Don Juan, III.76:
- (reflexive) To go to the toilet; to defecate or urinate. [from 20th c.]
Synonyms
- (to alleviate pain, ease): liss
Derived terms
- relieve oneself
Related terms
Translations
Further reading
- relieve in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- relieve in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /re?ljebe/, [re?lje.??e]
Noun
relieve m (plural relieves)
- relief (protrusion)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “relieve” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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console
English
Etymology 1
Borrowed from French console (“a bracket”), from consoler (“to console, to comfort”), as in verb.
Sense of “bracket” either due to a bracket alleviating the load, or due to brackets being decorated with the Christian figure of a consoler, itself perhaps a pun on the first sense (alleviating load).
Originally used for the bracket itself, then for wall-mounted tables (mounted with a bracket), then for free-standing tables placed against a wall. Use for control system dates at least to 1880s for an “organ console”; use for electrical or electronic control systems dates at least to 1930s in radio, television, and system control, particularly as “mixer console” or “control console”, attached to an equipment rack. This was popularized in computers by mainframes such as the IBM 704 (1954) in terms such as “operator’s console” or “console typewriter”, and then generalized to any attached equipment, particularly for user interaction. The automotive sense harks back to earlier use as “support”.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?k?n.s??l/
- (US) IPA(key): /?k?n.so?l/
Noun
console (plural consoles)
- A stand-alone cabinet designed to stand on the floor; especially, one that houses home entertainment equipment, such as a TV or stereo system.
- A cabinet that controls, instruments, and displays are mounted upon.
- An instrument with displays and an input device that is used to monitor and control an electronic system.
- The keyboard and screen of a computer or other electronic device.
- (video games) A device dedicated to playing video games, set apart from arcade cabinets by its ability to change games.
- (automotive) A storage tray or container mounted between the seats of an automobile.
- (architecture) An ornamental member jutting out of a wall to carry a superincumbent weight.
Derived terms
- console steel guitar
- console table
Translations
See also
- corbel
Etymology 2
Borrowed from French consoler, from Latin c?ns?lor (“I console, I offer solace”), root from Proto-Indo-European *s?lh?- (“mercy, comfort”) (whence also solace).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: k?ns?l?, IPA(key): /k?n?s??l/
- (US) enPR: k?ns?l?, IPA(key): /k?n?so?l/
- Rhymes: -??l
Verb
console (third-person singular simple present consoles, present participle consoling, simple past and past participle consoled)
- (transitive) To comfort (someone) in a time of grief, disappointment, etc.
- P. Henry
- I am much consoled by the reflection that the religion of Christ has been attacked in vain by all the wits and philosophers, and its triumph has been complete.
- 1856: Gustave Flaubert, Madame Bovary, Part III Chapter X, translated by Eleanor Marx-Aveling
- "Do you remember, my friend, that I went to Tostes once when you had just lost your first deceased? I consoled you at that time. I thought of something to say then, but now—" Then, with a loud groan that shook his whole chest, "Ah! this is the end for me, do you see! I saw my wife go, then my son, and now to-day it's my daughter."
- P. Henry
Synonyms
- comfort, solace
Derived terms
- consolable
- consolation
- consolatory
- consoler
- consoling
- consolingly
Related terms
- solace
Translations
References
Anagrams
- colones, coolens
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French console.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k?n?zo?l/, (rare) /?k?n.zo?l/
- Hyphenation: con?so?le
- Rhymes: -o?l
Noun
console m (plural consoles)
- (architecture) A projection from a wall supporting a superincumbent weight.
- A console (electronic control instrument with displays and an input device).
- (gaming) A video game console, a console, especially a non-portable one. [from ca. 1990s]
- Synonym: spelcomputer
Usage notes
- Usually pronounced with stress on the last syllable in line with the convention for borrowings from French, corresponding to the stress placement on the English verb. Pronunciation using the stress of the English noun is rather rare.
- (video game console):
- Mostly used by avid gamers and former gamers. Non-gamers tend to use the synonym spelcomputer instead and may find console pretentious or incorrect. This distinction in term usage seems to date to the mid/late nineties or early aughties.
- Typically used for non-portable video game consoles, but may occasionally be applied to handhelds.
French
Etymology
Probably a shortened from consolateur, denoting the same architectural element, ultimately from consoler (“to console, to comfort”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k??.s?l/
Noun
console f (plural consoles)
- (architecture) a projection or spur on a wall, generally in the form of an "S", supporting a cornice, balcony etc.
- (carpentry) projecting piece of timber in the form of a cantilever arm
- (by analogy) piece of furniture abutted against a wall, serving as adornment and for the presentation of other fitments (such as pieces in bronze, clocks, vases etc.)
- (music) upper part of the harp holding the chords, or the controlling interface of a pipe organ
- (by ellipsis) video game console, electronic gadget serving in order to play video games
- Synonym: console de jeux
- (electronics) physical interface allowing the control of an electronic system
- (informatics) programmed interface of a system
Descendants
- ? Polish: konsola
Verb
console
- first-person singular present indicative of consoler
- third-person singular present indicative of consoler
- first-person singular present subjunctive of consoler
- third-person singular present subjunctive of consoler
- second-person singular imperative of consoler
Further reading
- “console” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Italian
Etymology 1
From Latin c?nsulem, accusative form of c?nsul.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?k?n.so.le/
- Hyphenation: còn?so?le
Noun
console m (plural consoli)
- consul
Related terms
Etymology 2
Borrowed from English console.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kon?s?l/
- Hyphenation: con?sò?le
Noun
console f (invariable)
- console, specifically:
- A stand-alone cabinet designed to stand on the floor; especially, one that houses home entertainment equipment.
- (video games) A device dedicated to playing video games.
Norman
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
console f (plural consoles)
- (Jersey) Russian comfrey Symphytum × uplandicum
Portuguese
Etymology
From English console
Noun
console m (plural consoles)
- console (device dedicated to playing video games)
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:console.
Verb
console
- first-person singular present subjunctive of consolar
- third-person singular present subjunctive of consolar
- third-person singular imperative of consolar
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:consolar.
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