sympathize

sympathize
I verb be compassionate, be moved, be sorry for, be touched, be understanding, comfort, commiserate, condole, congruere, console, eadem sentire, empathize, express sympathy, feel for, grieve with, have pity, identify with, lament with, misereri, mourn with, pity, share grief, share sorrow, show mercy, show tenderness, solace, soothe, understand II index relent, sponsor

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  • Sympathize — Sym pa*thize, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sympathized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sympathizing}.] [F. sympathiser. See {Sympathy}.] 1. To have a common feeling, as of bodily pleasure or pain. [1913 Webster] The mind will sympathize so much with the anguish and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Sympathize — Sym pa*thize, v. t. 1. To experience together. [Obs.] This sympathized . . . error. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To ansew to; to correspond to. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • sympathize — to have fellow feeling, c.1600; see SYMPATHY (Cf. sympathy) + IZE (Cf. ize). Related: Sympathized; sympathizing …   Etymology dictionary

  • sympathize — (Amer.) sym·pa·thize || sɪmpəθaɪz v. commiserate, feel compassion for; condole; be in agreement with (also sympathise) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • sympathize — [v] feel for, be compassionate ache, agree, appreciate, be in accord, be in sympathy, be kind to, be there for*, be understanding, bleed for*, comfort, commiserate, compassionate, comprehend, condole, emphathize, feel heart go out to*, go along… …   New thesaurus

  • sympathize — (also sympathise) ► VERB 1) feel or express sympathy. 2) agree with a sentiment or opinion. DERIVATIVES sympathizer noun …   English terms dictionary

  • sympathize — [sim′pə thīz΄] vi. sympathized, sympathizing [Fr sympathiser] 1. to share or understand the feelings or ideas of another; be in sympathy 2. to feel or express sympathy, esp. in pity or compassion; commiserate 3. Now Rare to be in harmony or… …   English World dictionary

  • sympathize — (BrE also ise) verb ADVERB ▪ completely, deeply, fully (esp. BrE), really ▪ I completely sympathize with the workers situation. ▪ I sympathize deeply with his family …   Collocations dictionary

  • sympathize — [[t]sɪ̱mpəθaɪz[/t]] sympathizes, sympathizing, sympathized (in BRIT, also use sympathise) 1) VERB If you sympathize with someone who is in a bad situation, you show that you are sorry for them. [V with n] I must tell you how much I sympathize… …   English dictionary

  • sympathize — UK [ˈsɪmpəθaɪz] / US [ˈsɪmpəˌθaɪz] verb [intransitive] Word forms sympathize : present tense I/you/we/they sympathize he/she/it sympathizes present participle sympathizing past tense sympathized past participle sympathized 1) to behave in a kind… …   English dictionary

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