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empathise

  • a variation of empathize.
    empathize
    verb (used without object)
    to experience empathy (often followed bywith ).

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"They are characters that you have to empathise with and understand. And fundamentally my job is empathy," he said.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

Computers cannot think, empathise or reason, but scientists have developed systems that can perform tasks which usually require human intelligence, trying to replicate how people acquire and use knowledge.

From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2025

I can empathise to a degree with the teenager, who said in his court statement that he feels like he is "living in hell".

From BBC ● Mar. 15, 2025

"As a trans woman I understand and can empathise how it feels to be part of a marginalised community," she told the BBC.

From BBC ● Jan. 8, 2025

Americans are effectively "programmed" to trust and empathise with men who look like Mr Mangione, he said.

From BBC ● Dec. 13, 2024