Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Console \Con*sole"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Consoled}; p. pr. &
   vb. n. {Consoling}.] [L. consolari,. p. p. consolatus; con- +
   solari to console, comfort: cf. F. consoler. See {Solace}.]
   To cheer in distress or depression; to alleviate the grief
   and raise the spirits of; to relieve; to comfort; to soothe.

         And empty heads console with empty sound. --Pope.

         I am much consoled by the reflection that the religion
         of Christ has been attacked in vain by all the wits and
         philosophers, and its triumph has been complete. --P.
                                                  Henry.

   Syn: To comfort; solace; soothe; cheer; sustain; encourage;
        support. See {Comfort}.

Console \Con"sole\, n. [F.] (Arch.)
   (a) A bracket whose projection is not more than half its
       height.
   (b) Any small bracket; also, a console table.

   {Console table}, a table whose top is supported by two or
      more consoles instead of legs.

Source : WordNet®

console
     v : give moral or emotional strength to [syn: {comfort}, {soothe},
          {solace}]

console
     n 1: a small table fixed to a wall or designed to stand against a
          wall [syn: {console table}]
     2: a scientific instrument consisting of displays and an input
        device that an operator can use to monitor and control a
        system (especially a computer system)
     3: an ornamental scroll-shaped bracket (especially one used to
        support a wall fixture); "the bust of Napoleon stood on a
        console"
     4: housing for electronic instruments, as radio or television
        [syn: {cabinet}]

Source : Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing

console
     
        1. The operator's station of a {mainframe}.  In times past,
        this was a privileged location that conveyed godlike powers to
        anyone with fingers on its keys.  Under {Unix} and other
        modern {time-sharing} {operating system}s, such privileges are
        guarded by passwords instead, and the console is just the
        {tty} the system was booted from.  Some of the mystique
        remains, however, and it is traditional for {sysadmin}s to
        post urgent messages to all users from the console (on Unix,
        /dev/console).
     
        2. On {microcomputer} {Unix} boxes, the main screen and
        keyboard (as opposed to character-only terminals talking to a
        {serial port}).  Typically only the console can do real
        graphics or run {X}.  See also {CTY}.
     
        [{Jargon File}]