empathize

== English == === Alternative forms === empathise (British, Canadian, Australian) === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ˈɛmpəˌθaɪz/ === Verb === empathize (third-person singular simple present empathizes, present participle empathizing, simple past and past participle empathized) (intransitive) to feel empathy for another person ==== Usage notes ==== 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. ==== Derived terms ==== empathizer ==== Translations ====