The Collaborative International Dictionary
Contristate
Contristate \Con*tris"tate\, v. t. & i. [L. contristatus, p. p.
of contristare to sadden; con- + tristis sad.]
To make sorrowful. [Obs.]
--Bacon.
Wiktionary
contristate
vb. (context obsolete transitive English) To make sorrowful; to sadden or grieve.