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empathize

[ em-puh-thahyz ]
/ ˈɛm pəˌθaɪz /
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verb (used without object), em·pa·thized, em·pa·thiz·ing.

to experience empathy (often followed by with): His ability to empathize with people made him an excellent marriage counselor.

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RELATED WORDS

sympathize, share, imagine, understand, comprehend

Nearby words

empanada, empanel, empathetic, empathic, empathise, empathize, empathy, empedocles, empennage, emperipolesis, emperor
Also especially British, em·pa·thise.

Origin of empathize

First recorded in 1920–25; empath(y) + -ize
Can be confusedempathize sympathize
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

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British Dictionary definitions for empathizing

empathize

empathise

/ (ˈɛmpəˌθaɪz) /

verb

(intr) to engage in or feel empathy
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for empathizing

empathize

v.

1924, in psychology, from empathy + -ize. Related: Empathized; empathizing.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper

Medicine definitions for empathizing

empathize

[ ĕm′pə-thīz′ ]

v.

To feel empathy in relation to another person.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.