Console
Console verb - To ease the grief or distress of.
Rile
Rile verb - To disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts.
Usage example: one sure way to rile me is to keep yelling for me
Common collocations
| way | console way | rile way |
Both words in one sentence
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If you really want to rile people up, you can throw in the bickering between PC and console owners.
Source: Useful Notes / Console Wars
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