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empathize

verb
(British English also empathise) verb
BrE BrE//ˈempəθaɪz//
; NAmE NAmE//ˈempəθaɪz//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they empathize
BrE BrE//ˈempəθaɪz//
; NAmE NAmE//ˈempəθaɪz//
 he / she / it empathizes
BrE BrE//ˈempəθaɪzɪz//
; NAmE NAmE//ˈempəθaɪzɪz//
 past simple empathized
BrE BrE//ˈempəθaɪzd//
; NAmE NAmE//ˈempəθaɪzd//
 past participle empathized
BrE BrE//ˈempəθaɪzd//
; NAmE NAmE//ˈempəθaɪzd//
 -ing form empathizing
BrE BrE//ˈempəθaɪzɪŋ//
; NAmE NAmE//ˈempəθaɪzɪŋ//
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[intransitive] empathize (with somebody/something) to understand another person’s feelings and experiences, especially because you have been in a similar situation A glamorous 20-year-old stylist is unlikely to empathize with a working mother of three. a person’s inability to empathize with others
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