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verb (used without object), -thized, -thiz·ing.
1.
to be in sympathy or agreement of feeling; share in a feeling (often followed by with).
2.
to feel a compassionate sympathy, as for suffering or trouble (often followed by with).
3.
to express sympathy or condole (often followed by with).
4.
to be in approving accord, as with a person or cause: to sympathize with a person's aims.
5.
to agree, correspond, or accord.
Also, especially British, sym·pa·thise.
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
EXPANDSynonyms
4. understand, approve, favor, back, support.
4. understand, approve, favor, back, support.
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Sympathizing
is always a great word to know.
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| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
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