Console and Fret

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Console verb - To ease the grief or distress of.

Usage example: the military officer who must console the bereaved at a soldier's funeral

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Fret is an antonym for console.

Fret verb - To consume or wear away gradually.

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Console is an antonym for fret.

Nearby Words: fretful, fretted, fretting, fretwork

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