sympathise vs condole

sympathise and condole both are verbs.

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

As verbs, condole is a hyponym of sympathise; that is, condole is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than sympathise:

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

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