condole vs sympathise

condole and sympathise both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
condole	No	No	Yes	No
sympathise	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, sympathise is a hypernym of condole; that is, sympathise is a word with a broader meaning than condole:

condole: express one's sympathetic grief, on the occasion of someone's death
sympathise: to feel or express sympathy or compassion

Other hypernyms of condole include commiserate, sympathize.

condole (verb)	sympathise (verb)
express one's sympathetic grief, on the occasion of someone's death	be understanding of
	to feel or express sympathy or compassion
	share the feelings of; understand the sentiments of