sympathized

[sim-puh-thahyz]

Origin

verb (used without object), -thized, -thiz·ing.

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.

to agree, correspond, or accord.

Also, especially British, sym·pa·thise.

Origin:
1580–90; < Middle French sympathiser, equivalent to sympath(ie) sympathy + -iser -ize

Related forms

sym·pa·thiz·ing·ly, adverb

non·sym·pa·thiz·ing, adjective

non·sym·pa·thiz·ing·ly, adverb

pre·sym·pa·thize, verb (used without object), -thized, -thiz·ing.

un·sym·pa·thized, adjective

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un·sym·pa·thiz·ing, adjective

un·sym·pa·thiz·ing·ly, adverb

COLLAPSE

Can be confused: empathize, sympathize.

Synonyms
4. understand, approve, favor, back, support.

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Word Origin & History

sympathize

"to have fellow-feeling," c.1600; see sympathy.

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