empathize

See also: empathy#Usage notes

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
- 2001, Alias (TV, episode 1.03)
  Must have been […] devastating when Kenny was killed. But I want you to know that you can trust me. I understand you. I empathize.

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.

Translations

to feel empathy for another person

Chinese:
Mandarin: 同情 (zh) (tóngqíng)
Finnish: empatisoida, tuntea empatiaa
French: compatir (fr), s'apitoyer
German: mitfühlen (de), Mitgefühl haben, mitempfinden
Hungarian: együttérez, megért (hu), empatizál

Italian: avere empatia, simpatizzare
Japanese: 同情する (ja) (どうじょうする, dōjō suru)
Korean: 동정하다 (ko) (dongjeonghada)
Polish: współczuć (pl) impf
Russian: сопережива́ть (ru) impf (sopereživátʹ), сочу́вствовать (ru) impf (sočúvstvovatʹ)
Spanish: sentir afinidad

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