LekhoriLekhoriTo make sorrowful; to sadden or grieve.
Somewhat they [Harmonical sounds and Discordant Sounds] do contristate , but very little
First attested in 1616; borrowed from Latin contrīstātus, perfect passive participle of contrīstō (“to sadden”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Doublet of contrist.
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