empathize
verb
em·pa·thize
ˈem-pə-ˌthīz 
empathized; empathizing
: to experience empathy
empathized with his son's fears
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Caprio, who is known for letting folks off the hook after listening to their stories and empathizing with their situations, retired from the bench in January 2023.
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Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 24 May 2024
Many music fans empathized with the way her pain became secondary to whatever agenda people wanted to trumpet about her plight.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 22 May 2024
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Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 24 May 2024
Many music fans empathized with the way her pain became secondary to whatever agenda people wanted to trumpet about her plight.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 22 May 2024
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“Empathize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/empathize. Accessed 1 Jun. 2024.
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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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