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Definition of empathize verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

empathize

verb

NAmE//ˈɛmpəˌθaɪz//

[intransitive] empathize (with somebody/something)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they empathize

he / she / it empathizes

past simple empathized

-ing form empathizing

to understand another person's feelings and experiences, especially because you have been in a similar situation

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