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Compassionate

Compassionate Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Compassionate? [adj] showing or having compassion; "heard the soft and compassionate voices of women" [adj] showing recognition of unusually distressful circumstances; "compassionate leave"; "considered for a compassionate discharge because of domestic difficulties" [adj] showing merciful compassion; "sparing the child's mother was a compassionate act" [v] share the suffering of Synonyms \| Synonyms for Compassionate: caring \| condole with \| feel for \| humane \| nurturant \| pity \| pitying \| sorry \| sorry for(p) \| sympathize with \| tenderhearted Related Terms \| Find terms related to Compassionate: accepting \| ache \| affectionate \| benign \| benignant \| bleeding \| brotherly \| charitable \| Christian \| Christlike \| Christly \| clement \| commiserate \| commiserative \| condolent \| decent \| deplore \| easy \| easygoing \| feel for \| forbearant \| forbearing \| forgiving \| fraternal \| gentle \| good \| gracious \| grieve over \| human \| humane \| kind \| kindhearted \| kindly \| kindly-disposed \| lament \| lax \| lenient \| loving \| melting \| merciful \| mild \| moderate \| mourn \| nice \| patient \| piteous \| pitiful \| pity \| pitying \| regret \| repine \| responsive \| ruthful \| soft \| softhearted \| sympathetic \| sympathize with \| sympathizing \| tender \| tenderhearted \| tolerant \| understanding \| warm \| warmhearted See Also \| care \| commiserate \| grieve \| merciful \| sorrow \| sympathetic \| sympathise \| sympathize Compassionate In Webster's Dictionary \Compas"sionate\, a. 1. Having a temper or disposition to pity; sympathetic; merciful. There never was any heart truly great and generous, that was not also tender and compassionate. --South. 2. Complaining; inviting pity; pitiable. [R.] --Shak. Syn: Sympathizing; tender; merciful; pitiful. \Compas"sionate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Compassionated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Compassionating}.] To have compassion for; to pity; to commiserate; to sympathize with. Compassionates my pains, and pities me. --Addison.

Compassionate Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Compassionate?

[adj] showing or having compassion; "heard the soft and compassionate voices of women"
[adj] showing recognition of unusually distressful circumstances; "compassionate leave"; "considered for a compassionate discharge because of domestic difficulties"
[adj] showing merciful compassion; "sparing the child's mother was a compassionate act"
[v] share the suffering of

Compassionate In Webster's Dictionary

\Com*pas"sion*ate\, a.
1. Having a temper or disposition to pity; sympathetic;
   merciful.

         There never was any heart truly great and generous,
         that was not also tender and compassionate. --South.

2. Complaining; inviting pity; pitiable. [R.] --Shak.

Syn: Sympathizing; tender; merciful; pitiful.


\Com*pas"sion*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
{Compassionated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Compassionating}.]
To have compassion for; to pity; to commiserate; to
sympathize with.

      Compassionates my pains, and pities me.  --Addison.

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