as in to sympathize
to have the same feelings as another person; to feel empathy for someone
—often + with
He learned to empathize with the poor.
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Recent Examples of empathize
The response was either reinforcing the emotion by agreeing and empathizing or reinterpreting the situation to help the person see it differently.
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Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
In his bite-sized segments on YouTube, Caprio is often seen empathizing with those in his courtroom.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2025
Some people online empathized with him.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2025
The woman empathizes with her husband, who struggles with the emotional toll.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025
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Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
In his bite-sized segments on YouTube, Caprio is often seen empathizing with those in his courtroom.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2025
Some people online empathized with him.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2025
The woman empathizes with her husband, who struggles with the emotional toll.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for empathize
Recent Examples of Synonyms for empathize
sympathize
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Yet readers are meant to sympathize with the heroine at this moment, not with the woman who’s throwing shade.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Sep. 2025
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With thousands of likes and comments, many other parents sympathized with the Mutiglis' overwhelm.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Empathize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/empathize. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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