comfort (v.) Copy link Outline 1. consōlor, 12. sōlor, 1 (somewhat less strong than the comp.)3. allĕvo, 1 (usu. implying actual relief, whereas solor, consolor, denote simply considerations addressed to the mind)4. *conforto, 1 (i.e. fortem facio • comfort (v.): 1. consōlor, 1: to c. any one in distress, aliquem in miseriis c., Cic.: to c. oneself by any means, se aliqua re c., Cic. 2. sōlor, 1 (somewhat less strong than the comp.): Hor.: Quint. 3. allĕvo, 1 (usu. implying actual relief, whereas solor, consolor, denote simply considerations addressed to the mind): to c. the body, corpus al., Cic.: I am c.'d when, though absent, I converse with you, allevor quum tecum loquor absens, Cic.: v. to relieve. 4. *conforto, 1 (i.e. fortem facio: without classical authority): "c. ye the weak hands," confortamini manus resolutas, Lact. quot. fr. Is. xxxv. 3 (Div. Inst. 4, 15).