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empathise (British, Canadian, Australian)
(US) IPA(key): /ˈɛmpəˌθaɪz/

empathize (third-person singular simple present empathizes, present participle empathizing, simple past and past participle empathized)

(intransitive) to feel empathy for another person
empathize with someone
- 2001, Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci, Alias, season 1, episode 3:
  Must have been […] devastating when Kenny was killed. But I want you to know that you can trust me. I understand you. I empathize.

Used similarly to sympathize, interchangeably in looser usage. In stricter usage, empathize is stronger and more intimate, while sympathize is weaker and more distant; see empathy: usage notes.

empathizer

to feel empathy for another person

Chinese:
Mandarin: 同情 (zh) (tóngqíng)
Finnish: eläytyä (fi), empatisoida, tuntea empatiaa
French: compatir (fr), s'apitoyer
German: mitfühlen (de), Mitgefühl haben, mitempfinden (de)
Greek: συναισθάνομαι (el) (synaisthánomai)
Hungarian: együttérez (hu), megért (hu), empatizál
Italian: avere empatia, simpatizzare (it)
Japanese: 同情する (ja) (どうじょうする, dōjō suru)
Korean: 동정하다 (ko) (dongjeonghada)
Polish: współczuć (pl) impf
Russian: сопережива́ть (ru) impf (sopereživátʹ), сочу́вствовать (ru) impf (sočúvstvovatʹ)
Spanish: empatizar, sentir empatía
Ukrainian: співпережива́ти impf (spivperežyváty)
Vietnamese: đồng cảm (vi), thấu cảm (vi)

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