empathize

ˈɛmpəˌθaɪz

Definition of empathize - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr./intr.

emotional understanding

feel empathy for another's feelings or situation

She could empathize with his loneliness.

sympathize

understand

shared experience

understand someone's situation from personal experience

He empathized with her struggles at work.

relate

sympathize

understand

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Origin of empathize

Greek, en (in) + pathos (feeling)

Terms with empathize included in their meaning

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get you

feelings

understand or empathize with someone

put oneself in someone's place

empathy

imagine and empathize with someone's situation or feelings

step into someone's shoes

empathy

empathize with someone's situation or feelings

understand

empathy

empathize or sympathize with someone

find it in oneself

forgiveness

discover the ability to forgive or empathize

Examples of empathize in a sentence

They empathize with victims of natural disasters.
She empathized with his loss after the accident.
They empathized with the team's disappointment.

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French:compatir, s'identifier à, ...
German:mitfühlen, verstehen, ...
Italian:empatizzare, immedesimarsi, ...
Spanish:empatizar, comprender, ...
Portuguese:empatizar, identificar-se, ...
Chinese:感同身受, 共鸣, ...
Japanese:共感する, 感情移入する, ...
Arabic:تَعَاطَفَ, شَعَرَ بِمِثْلِ مَا يَشْعُرُ بِهِ الآخَر, ...
Hebrew:לְהִזְדַּהוֹת, לְהִזְדַּהוֹת, ...
Russian:сопереживать, проникнуться, ...
Ukrainian:співчувати, співпереживати, ...
Hindi:हमदर्दी महसूस करना, समानुभूति रखना, ...
Bengali:সহমর্মিতা অনুভব করা, সমব্যথী হওয়া, ...
Catalan:empatitzar, ...
Czech:vcítit se, chápat, ...
Danish:føle med, kunne sætte sig ind i, ...
Dutch:inleven, meeleven, ...
Greek:συμμερίζομαι, κατανοώ, ...
Hungarian:együttérezni, beleérezni magát, ...
Khmer:យល់ចិត្ត, អាណិតយល់ចិត្ត, ...
Korean:공감하다, 동감하다, ...
Persian:همدلی کردن, ...
Polish:współczuć, utożsamiać się, ...
Portuguese (BR):empatizar, compreender, ...
Romanian:a empatiza, a se pune în locul cuiva, ...
Swedish:känna empati, känna med, ...
Thai:เห็นอกเห็นใจ, เห็นใจ, ...
Turkish:anlamak, anlayış göstermek, ...
Vietnamese:đồng cảm, ...

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