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Sympathize

Sympathize Meaning & Definition
Sympathize Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Sympathize?

[v] be understanding of; "You don't need to explain--I understand!"
[v] to feel or express sympathy or compassion
[v] share the feelings of; understand the sentiments of

Synonyms | Synonyms for Sympathize: commiserate | empathise | empathize | sympathise | sympathise | understand

Related Terms | Find terms related to Sympathize:

See Also | compassionate | condole | condole with | experience | feel | feel for | pity | sympathize with

Sympathize In Webster's Dictionary

\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. The mind will sympathize so much with the anguish and debility of the body, that it will be too distracted to fix itself in meditation. --Buckminster. 2. To feel in consequence of what another feels; to be affected by feelings similar to those of another, in consequence of knowing the person to be thus affected. Their countrymen . . . sympathized with their heroes in all their adventures. --Addison. 3. To agree; to be in accord; to harmonize. --Dryden.
\Sym"pa*thize\, v. t. 1. To experience together. [Obs.] ``This sympathized . . . error.'' --Shak. 2. To ansew to; to correspond to. [Obs.] --Shak.

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