| VERB | emotion | sympathize, sympathise | share the feelings of |
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| cognition | sympathize, sympathise, empathize, empathise, understand | be understanding of | |
| emotion | sympathize, commiserate, sympathise | to feel or express sympathy or compassion / compassion |
| Sounds | sih'mpahthay.z | |
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| Rhymes | actualize ... womanize: 266 rhymes with ayz... | |
| Meaning | Share the feelings of; understand the sentiments of. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Synonym | sympathise | |
| Broader | feel, experience | Undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind |
| Spanish | simpatizar | |
| Nouns | sympathizer | someone who shares your feelings or opinions and hopes that you will be successful |
| sympathy | a relation of affinity or harmony between people | |
| Meaning | Be understanding of. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | sympathise, empathize, empathise, understand | |
| Spanish | empatizar, entender | |
| Catalan | empatitzar, sentir empatia | |
| Nouns | sympathy | an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion |
| Meaning | To feel or express sympathy or compassion / compassion. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Model | Sam and Sue sympathize | |
| Synonyms | commiserate, sympathise | |
| Narrower | condole | Express one's sympathetic grief, on the occasion of someone's death |
| Broader | feel for, pity, compassionate, condole with, sympathize with | Share the suffering of |
| Spanish | compadecerse, simpatizar | |
| Catalan | compadir-se, simpatitzar | |
| Nouns | sympathizer | commiserates with someone who has had misfortune |
| sympathy | sharing the feelings of others (especially feelings of sorrow or anguish) | |
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