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



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Word of the Day

30 December 2024

DELUSIVE

(adjective) inappropriate to reality or facts; “delusive faith in a wonder drug”; “delusive expectations”; “false hopes”


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According to WorldAtlas, Finland is the biggest coffee consumer in the entire world. The average Finn will consume 12 kg of coffee each year.

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