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Please console console players after defeats.
The sentence advises offering comfort to gaming-system players who have just lost.
Meanings
to comfort or alleviate the grief or disappointment of someone
- She tried to console her friend after the loss.
- Words of consolation didn't console him.
a control panel or specialized electronic device, especially a gaming system
- She bought a new gaming console for her birthday.
- The pilot scanned the console for warning lights.
Word origin
Both senses descend from Latin consōlārī ('to comfort'), formed from com- ('with, together') + sōlārī ('to soothe, console'). The verb sense kept the original meaning of 'to comfort.' The noun sense (a control panel or gaming machine) developed in the 18th century from architectural terminology, where a 'console' was an ornamental bracket — the gaming/electronics sense came later when control panels were mounted on console-like furniture.
Fun fact
Architecturally, a 'console' is a decorative bracket scrolled at the top and bottom — the kind that supports a shelf or a cornice. The electronic sense came centuries later when radio and gaming control panels were mounted on console-shaped furniture. The 'console' you 'console' someone with shares Latin roots but had nothing to do with the bracket sense.