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sympathize
[ sim-puh-thahyz ]
verb (used without object)
- to be in sympathy or agreement of feeling; share in a feeling (often followed by with ).
- to feel a compassionate sympathy, as for suffering or trouble (often followed by with ).
- to express sympathy or condole (often followed by with ).
- to be in approving accord, as with a person or cause:
to sympathize with a person's aims.
Synonyms: support, back, favor, approve, understand
- to agree, correspond, or accord.
sympathize
/ ˈsɪmpəˌθaɪz /
verb
- to feel or express compassion or sympathy (for); commiserate
he sympathized with my troubles
- to share or understand the sentiments or ideas (of); be in sympathy (with)
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Derived Forms
- ˈsympaˌthizer, noun
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Other Words From
- sympa·thizing·ly adverb
- non·sympa·thizing adjective
- non·sympa·thizing·ly adverb
- pre·sympa·thize verb (used without object) presympathized presympathizing
- un·sympa·thized adjective
- un·sympa·thizing adjective
- un·sympa·thizing·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sympathize1
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Example Sentences
I get it and sympathize with them and try to be there for the fans.
Nowadays, however, even those who sympathize with Palestinian grievances steer clear of the more inflamed areas.
Do you think, then, that the key is not to have the audience sympathize with, but rather to understand him?
We all yearn for some sort of control over our fate and our lives, and we can all sympathize with that.
There is no one to sympathize for their war trauma and most would like nothing more than to forget.
She knew that she alone of all human beings was gifted with the power to understand and fully sympathize with him.
In paying your visits of condolence, show, by your own quiet gravity, that you sympathize in the recent affliction of your friend.
You cannot understand the terrible feeling towards all Yankees and those who sympathize with them.
I do not know how to sympathize with any thing that is not straightforward and true, and your course is rather zigzag.
I often used to think she must feel very solitary at Craddock, with not a soul to sympathize with her tastes.
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