EMPATHIZE
sympathize, sympathise, empathize, empathise, understand
(verb) be understanding of; “You don’t need to explain--I understand!”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
empathize (third-person singular simple present empathizes, present participle empathizing, simple past and past participle empathized)
(intransitive) to feel empathy for another person
Usage notes
Used similarly to sympathize, interchangeably in looser usage. In stricter usage, empathize is stronger and more intimate, while sympathize is weaker and more distant; see empathy: usage notes.
Source: Wiktionary