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EMPATHIZE

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em⋅pa⋅thize

  [em-puh-thahyz]
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–verb (used without object), -thized, -thiz⋅ing.
to experience empathy (often fol. by with): His ability to empathize with people made him an excellent marriage counselor.
Also, especially British, em⋅pa⋅thise.

Origin:
1920–25; empath(y) + -ize
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em·pa·thize   (ěm'pə-thīz')   
intr.v.   em·pa·thized, em·pa·thiz·ing, em·pa·thiz·es
To feel or experience empathy: empathized with the striking miners.
em'pa·thiz'er n.
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Main Entry: em·pa·thize
Variant: or British em·pa·thise /'em-p&-"thIz/
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Forms:-thized or British -thised; -thiz·ing or British -this·ing
: to experience empathy empathize with achild's frustrations>
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empathize em·pa·thize (ěm'pə-thīz')
v. em·pa·thized, em·pa·thiz·ing, em·pa·thiz·es
To feel empathy in relation to another person.

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