Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Commiserate /kəmĭʹzərət/ · Com·mis·er·ate · IPA /kəˈmɪzəɹət/ 01 v. t. To feel sorrow, pain, or regret for; to pity. imp. & p. p. Commiserated; p. pr. & vb. n. Commiserating 1. To feel sorrow, pain, or regret for; to pity. “Then must we those, who groan, beneath the weight Of age, disease, or want, commiserate.” — Denham. “We should commiserate our mutual ignorance.” — Locke. Syn. To pity; compassionate; lament; condole.