empathize
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- empathise (British, Canadian, Australian)
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
empathize (third-person singular simple present empathizes, present participle empathizing, simple past and past participle empathized)
- (intransitive) to feel empathy for another person
- empathize with someone
- 2001, Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci, Alias, season 1, episode 3:
- Must have been […] devastating when Kenny was killed. But I want you to know that you can trust me. I understand you. I empathize.
Usage notes[edit]
Used similarly to sympathize, interchangeably in looser usage. In stricter usage, empathize is stronger and more intimate, while sympathize is weaker and more distant; see empathy: usage notes.
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
to feel empathy for another person
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