offer consolation

Among both bonobos and chimpanzees, the research concluded older apes were less likely to offer consolation than their younger counterparts.

Hanane and Khadija's uncle Hamid arrived to offer consolation, but he himself dissolved into tears.

They pretend to a neutrality that can offer consolation but also condescension.

He probably thinks the bar mitzvah is off, and he’s here to offer consolation.

A tree isn’t going to affect that, but it can offer consolation — or perspective — nonetheless.