empathize
verb
em·pa·thize
ˈem-pə-ˌthīz 
empathized; empathizing
: to experience empathy
empathized with his son's fears
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Report Oilers forward Corey Perry, who's been someone that plays with an edge his entire 20-season career, can also empathize for McDavid's position.
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Justin Gest, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025
Hearing the other move around, flick the light switch on and off, pound the floor, the insomniac empathizes while recognizing that to commiserate would be to bar the door to oblivion for both.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
Your ability to connect, empathize, build trust, communicate and collaborate will be tremendously valuable.
—Tracy Brower, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
Lue empathized with Fernandez’s plight but was also pleased to see that his own team controlled a game they were supposed to win.
—Law Murray, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
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Justin Gest, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025
Hearing the other move around, flick the light switch on and off, pound the floor, the insomniac empathizes while recognizing that to commiserate would be to bar the door to oblivion for both.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
Your ability to connect, empathize, build trust, communicate and collaborate will be tremendously valuable.
—Tracy Brower, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
Lue empathized with Fernandez’s plight but was also pleased to see that his own team controlled a game they were supposed to win.
—Law Murray, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Empathize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/empathize. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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empathize
intransitive verb
em·pa·thize
variants
or British empathise
empathized or British empathised; empathizing or British empathising
: to experience empathy
adults unable to empathize with a child's frustrations
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