empathize

empathize
UK [ˈempəθaɪz] / US [ˈempəˌθaɪz] verb [intransitive]
Word forms "empathize":
present tense I/you/we/they empathize he/she/it empathizes present participle empathizing past tense empathized past participle empathized
to understand how someone feels because you can imagine what it is like to be them

She empathizes with Kim because of her own experiences as a mother.


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