empathize
1 of 1verb/ˈɛmpəθaɪz/
Forms:empathizes,empathizing,empathized,empathized
1
to deeply understand and share the feelings or experiences of someone else
- After hearing her friend's heartbreak, she empathized with the pain of lost love.
- As a therapist, he could empathize with the struggles his clients faced in their lives.
- Having experienced a similar setback, she was able to empathize with her colleague's disappointment.
- The teacher empathized with the student who was feeling overwhelmed by the workload.
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