empathize

Other spellings

• (UK) empathise

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈɛmpəˌθaɪz/

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Verb

Plain form empathize

Third-person singular empathizes

Past tense empathized

Past participle empathized

Present participle empathizing

1. If you empathize someone, you understand and share the feelings of another person with them.

Related words

• empathy