em·pa·thize

[em-puh-thahyz]
verb (used without object), em·pa·thized, em·pa·thiz·ing.
to experience empathy (often followed 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

empathize, sympathize.
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empathize or empathise (ˈɛmpəˌθaɪz) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb
(intr) to engage in or feel empathy
 
empathise or empathise
 
vb

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Empathize is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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empathize
1924, in psychology, from empathy + -ize.
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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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Example sentences
Although many reporters have families and will empathize with you, their job is
  to give the public an interesting story.
Fallacies and irregularites confound my ability to empathize.
He is an inspiration to many who empathize with the powerless, the down-trodden
  and the forgotten in society.
To achieve a bicultural perspective at this stage, the ability to empathize
  must be developed.
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