empathize (verb)
1empathize — verb /ˈɛmpəˌθaɪz/ to feel empathy for another person Must have been [...] devastating when Kenny was killed. But I want you to know that you can trust me. I understand you. I empathize …
2empathize — verb John could empathize with the survivors Syn: identify with, sympathize with, be in sympathy with, understand, share the feelings of, be in tune with; be on the same wavelength as, talk the same language as; relate to, feel for, have insight… …
3empathize — (also empathise) ► VERB ▪ understand and share the feelings of another …
4empathize — [[t]e̱mpəθaɪz[/t]] empathizes, empathizing, empathized VERB If you empathize with someone, you understand their situation, problems, and feelings, because you have been in a similar situation. [V with n] I clearly empathize with the people who… …
5empathize — UK [ˈempəθaɪz] / US [ˈempəˌθaɪz] verb [intransitive] Word forms empathize : present tense I/you/we/they empathize he/she/it empathizes present participle empathizing past tense empathized past participle empathized to understand how someone feels …
6empathize — intransitive verb ( thized; thizing) Date: circa 1921 to experience empathy < emapthized with his son s fears > • empathizer noun …
7empathize — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. identify with, sympathize, feel for, relate to, understand, put oneself in another s place, put oneself in another s shoes; see also sympathize . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. identify with, relate to, understand,… …
8empathize — em|pa|thize [ empə,θaız ] verb intransitive to understand how someone feels because you can imagine what it is like to be them: She empathizes with Kim because of her own experiences as a mother …
9empathize — or empathise verb understand and share the feelings of another …
10empathize — also ise BrE verb (I) to be able to understand someone else s feelings, problems etc, especially because you have had similar experiences (+ with): A founder member of the Gay Rights Movement, Mr Smith ensures that the reader empathizes with him …
