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• empathize — [[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… …   English dictionary

• empathize — v. (D; intr.) to empathize with * * * [ empəθaɪz] (D; intr.) to empathize with …   Combinatory dictionary

• empathize — em|pa|thize also empathise BrE [ˈempəθaız] v [I] to be able to understand someone else s feelings, problems etc, especially because you have had similar experiences →↑sympathize empathize with ▪ My mother died last year so I can really empathize… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• empathize — Synonyms and related words: accord, agree, agree with, be affected, be in tune, be inspired, be involved, be moved, care about, catch the flame, catch the infection, change color, chime in with, color with emotion, correspond, cotton to, dig,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• empathize — 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… …   Thesaurus of popular words

• empathize — /em peuh thuyz /, v.i., empathized, empathizing. to experience empathy (often fol. by with): His ability to empathize with people made him an excellent marriage counselor. Also, esp. Brit., empathise. [1920 25; EMPATH(Y) + IZE] * * * …   Universalium

• empathize — em•pa•thize [[t]ˈɛm pəˌθaɪz[/t]] v. i. thized, thiz•ing to experience empathy (often fol. by with): to empathize with another s grief[/ex] • Etymology: 1920–25 …   From formal English to slang

• empathize — To feel empathy in relation to another person; to put oneself in another s place. * * * em·pa·thize or Brit em·pa·thise em pə .thīz vi, thized or Brit thised; thiz·ing or Brit this·ing to experience empathy <adults unable to empathize with a… …   Medical dictionary

• empathize — [v] identify with comprehend, feel for, imagine, put oneself in another’s place, relate to, share, stand in one’s shoes, suffer with, sympathize, understand; concepts 34,110 …   New thesaurus

• empathize — (Amer.) em·pa·thize || empəθaɪz v. identify with another s feelings, sympathize (also empathise) …   English contemporary dictionary

• empathize — [em′pə thīz΄] vt. empathized, empathizing [< EMPATHY, after SYMPATHIZE] to undergo or feel empathy (with another or others) …   English World dictionary