comfort

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comfort[1,transitive verb] comfort[2,noun] cold comfort comfort food comfort station comfort zone creature comfort Old Point Comfort

Main Entry: ¹com·fort
Pronunciation: 'k&m(p)-f&rt
Function: transitive verb
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French cunforter, comforter, from Late Latin confortare to strengthen greatly, from Latin com- + fortis strong
1 : to give strength and hope to : CHEER
2 : to ease the grief or trouble of : CONSOLE
- com·fort·ing·ly /-f&r-ti[ng]-lE/ adverb