commiserate, v. pity, feel sorry for, compassionate; sympathize, condole, grieve, feel for, bleed for, empathize; solace, console, soothe, comfort.
commiseration, n. pity, compassion, fellow feeling, sympathy, empathy, condolence; solace, consolation, soothing, comfort, relief; charity, humanity, kindness, tenderness.
commissary, n. 1. store, supply, outlet, exchange, commissariat, U.S. Army, post exchange, PX.
2. dining room, dinette, dining hall, mess hall, mess; refectory, Fr. salle h manger, Rom. Hist, triclinium, cafeteria.
3. deputy, agent, proxy, factor, attorney, attorney-in-fact, attorney-at-law, attorney general, solicitor general; legate, nuncio, ambassador, envoy, emissary; delegate, representative, consul, plenipotentiary, dignitary, diplomat, minister; alternate, surrogate, substitute, secondary; regent, provost, warden, chancellor, commissioner, vicar; broker, middleman, intermediary, instrument, lieutenant; steward, manciple, supplier, Mil. quartermaster, purser; provider, victualer, sutler, feeder.
commission, n. 1. entrustment, entrusting, commitment, placing in charge, covenant, chargeship; investment, ordination, vesting; endowment, licensing, crediting, accrediting, accreditation; delivery, deliverance, placement, commending, Feudal Law. commendation; relegating, relegation, handing over, passing over, making over, consignment, bestowal.
2. order, direction, charge, command, commandment, ordinance; injunction, dictate, mandate, will; instruction, prescription, bid, bidding, behest, directive; request, demand, requisition, summons, exaction; authorization, warrant, grant, decree, writ, edict, exequator, Rom. Cath. Ch. bull, procuration; charter, document, certificate, diploma, papers.
3. authority, power, permit, sanction, license; force, right, prerogative; assignment, appointment, position, incumbency.
4. committee, delegation, deputation, legation, agency, board; council, consul, embassy, mission, proxy; congress, cabinet, chamber, legislature, senate, representatives.
5. task, duty, office, trust, responsibility, obligation, devoir; part, work, errand, Inf. bit; capacity, function, scope; post, station, berth, place, rank, role; service, job, occupation, employment, business.
6. perpetration, violation, committal, actuation, performance, execution, infliction, practice; malfeasance, wrongdoing, evildoing, lawbreaking; malpractice, misconduct, disobedience, misbehavior, insubordination; sinning, peccancy, trespass, transgression, transilience, transcursion; infringement, encroachment, intrusion, invasion, incursion.
7. crime, sin, wrong, wrongdoing, evil; deed, misdeed, offense, felony, malefaction, breach; infraction, misdemeanor, error, blunder, mistake.
8. compensation, share, cut, portion, piece, part; allotment, allowance, dividend; brokerage, percentage, fee, rake-off.
9. in commission in service, working, running, operable, operating, in operation, in use.
10. out of commission not working, in need of repair, out of kilter, Sl. out of whack, out of order, broken, disabled; injured, not playing, Inf. on the bench, Sports, on the sidelines, Sports, sidelined; out of action, in mothballs, mothballed, deactivated, inactive.