console

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
console1 /kənˈsəʊl/

▶verb give consolation to.

– derivatives
consolable adjective,
consoler noun,
consoling adjective,
consolingly adverb.

– origin C17 (orig. consolate): from Fr. consoler, from L. consolari, from con- ‘with’ + solari ‘soothe’.

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
console2 /ˈkɒnsəʊl/

▶noun

• 1 a panel or unit that accommodates a set of controls.

  ■ a cabinet for television or radio equipment.

  ■ (also games console) a small machine for playing computerized video games.

  ■ the cabinet or enclosure containing the keyboards, stops, etc. of an organ.

• 2 an ornamented bracket or corbel.

– origin C17: from Fr., perh. from consolider, from L. consolidare (see consolidate).