to console oneself
41compose — Synonyms and related words: accommodate, accommodate with, accord, adapt, adapt to, adjust, adjust to, admix, agree with, align, allay, allocate, allot, alloy, amalgamate, appease, apportion, arrange, arrange matters, array, assemble, assimilate… …
42support — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Maintenance Nouns 1. (financial support) support, maintenance, upkeep, sustenance. See aid. 2. (foundation) ground, foundation, groundwork, substratum, base, basis; terra firma; purchase, grip, footing,… …
43aid — v 1. help, assist, bestead, accommodate, oblige, abet, befriend; contribute, join in, Inf. pitch in, Inf. chip in, lend a hand, lend oneself to, play or do one s part, boost, give a boost to, give a lift to; (all usually negative) lift a finger,… …
44assist — v 1. help, aid, bestead, accommodate, oblige, abet, befriend; contribute, join in, Inf. pitch in, Inf. chip in, lend a hand, lend onself to, play or do one s part, boost, give a boost to, give a lift to; (all usu. negative) lift a finger, lift a… …
45bemoan — v 1. lament, mourn, grieve, sorrow, bewail, Scot, and North Eng. greet, express woe or distress, deplore, regret; suffer for, pine for, languish over, sigh, Chiefly Literary. suspire; anguish oneself, wring one s hands, tear one s hair out, beat… …
46solace — /ˈsɒləs / (say soluhs) noun 1. comfort in sorrow or trouble; alleviation of distress or discomfort. 2. something that gives comfort, consolation, or relief. –verb (t) (solaced, solacing) 3. to comfort, console, or cheer (a person, oneself, the… …
47hug — v. & n. v.tr. (hugged, hugging) 1 squeeze tightly in one s arms, esp. with affection. 2 (of a bear) squeeze (a person) between its forelegs. 3 keep close to (the shore, kerb, etc.). 4 cherish or cling to (prejudices etc.). 5 refl. congratulate or …
48solace — n. & v. n. comfort in distress, disappointment, or tedium. v.tr. give solace to. Phrases and idioms: solace oneself with find compensation or relief in. Etymology: ME f. OF solas f. L solatium f. solari CONSOLE(1) …
