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

5 May 2025

UNEXPLOITED

(adjective) not developed, improved, exploited or used; “vast unexploited (or undeveloped) natural resources”; “taxes on undeveloped lots are low”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.

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