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   sympathize

   /ˈsɪmpəθʌɪz/

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   • 1. feel or express sympathy: "it is easy to understand and sympathize with his predicament" Similar pityfeel/be sorry forshow sympathy forbe sympathetic towardsshow compassion forbe compassionate towardscommiserateoffer condolences tofeel forshow concernshow interestconsoleoffer consolation tocomfortsolacesoothesuccourbe supportive ofsupportencourageempathize withidentify withunderstandrelate tobe en rapport withcare forweep forgrieve forbleed forOpposite disregard
   • 2. agree with a sentiment, opinion, or ideology: "they sympathize with critiques of traditional theory" Similar agreesupportbe in sympathybe sympathetic towardsbe in favour ofgo alongfavourbe well disposed toapprove ofcommendbackside withalignencourageOpposite disapprove

   Word Origin late 16th century (in the sense ‘suffer with another person’): from French sympathiser, from sympathie ‘sympathy, friendly understanding’ (see sympathy).

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   What does it mean to sympathize with someone?

   • If you sympathize with someone who has had a misfortune, you show that you are sorry for them. Anyone who has had a similar experience will sympathize with her. 2 meanings: 1. to feel or express compassion or sympathy (for); commiserate 2. to share or understand the sentiments or ideas.... Click for more definitions.

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   What does sympathize mean in a sentence?

   • Other forms: sympathized; sympathizing; sympathizes When you sympathize, you care about how someone else feels during a time of trouble. If you sympathize with your brother, whose best friend is moving away, you understand why he's feeling sad.

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   What does sympathy mean in English?

   • Its meanings range from having sympathies as an “agreement with or approval of an opinion or aim”, to one’s sympathies as a “formal expression of pity or sorrow for someone else’s misfortune”, to common feeling as a special kind of “understanding 1 fbetween people”, and to being in sympathy as “relating harmoniously to something else”.

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   What is the difference between sympathize and empathize?

   • Some people use the word sympathizeinterchangeably or in overlapping ways with the word empathize,which means to have empathy—to imagine or try to deeply understand what someone is feeling or what it’s like to be in their situation.

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   The meaning of SYMPATHIZE is to be in keeping, accord, or harmony. How to use sympathize in a sentence.

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   Sympathize definition: to be in sympathy or agreement of feeling; share in a feeling (often followed by with).. See examples of SYMPATHIZE used in a sentence.

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   sympathize: 1 v to feel or express sympathy or compassion Synonyms: commiserate , sympathise Types: condole express one's sympathetic grief, on the occasion of someone's death Type of: compassionate , condole with , feel for , pity , sympathize with share the suffering of v share the feelings of; understand the sentiments of Synonyms: ...

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