Console
Console verb - To ease the grief or distress of.
Usage example: the military officer who must console the bereaved at a soldier's funeral
Torture
Torture verb - To cause persistent suffering to.
Usage example: the neighbor's dog constantly tortures our cat, barking at him and chasing him down the street
How words are described
| old | old console | old torture |
| regular | regular console | regular torture |
| actual | actual console | actual torture |
| entire | entire console | entire torture |
| Other adjectives: real, ultimate. | ||
Common collocations
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