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Sympathize   /sˈɪmpəθˌaɪz/   Listen
Sympathize

verb
(past & past part. sympathized; pres. part. sympathizing)
1.
Share the feelings of; understand the sentiments of.  Synonym: sympathise.
2.
Be understanding of.  Synonyms: empathise, empathize, sympathise, understand.
3.
To feel or express sympathy or compassion.  Synonyms: commiserate, sympathise.



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"Sympathize" Quotes from Famous Books



... a great aggravation to his misery. He had so few with whom to sympathize that he could not afford to be cut off from the one whose sympathy was of the most value to him. And yet it seemed probable that this would be the case. He did not own to himself that he wished his daughter to hate Mr. Slope, yet had she expressed such a feeling ...
— Barchester Towers • Anthony Trollope

... where we can meet the children and be as they are in seeming if not in reality. We may not be able to play their games with interest and sympathy, or the boys may be so skilful that we lose standing rather than gain influence by participation. We may not be able to sympathize with the rivalries of school or talk intelligently on the sports that make up a large part of their daily occupation. Where, then, can we meet them and how shall we put ourselves on an equality with them and at the same time ...
— Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 10 - The Guide • Charles Herbert Sylvester

... highest exponent, nay the very coryphaeus of which is Mr. Carlyle. He undervalues, even despises, the influence of laws and constitutions: with him private virtue, from which springs public virtue, is the first and sole cause of national prosperity. My inaugural lecture has told you how deeply I sympathize with his view—taking my stand, as Mr. Carlyle ...
— The Roman and the Teuton - A Series of Lectures delivered before the University of Cambridge • Charles Kingsley

... makeshifts, and not without dangers. I fear the effect of the abrupt introduction to sex problems by special lectures, especially for girls who may be shocked much more than the average boys can be. I heartily sympathize with parents and school officials who object to special lectures that suddenly focus attention on problems of sexual health. It seems to me that special lectures should be given only when no other method of teaching is possible. This applies especially to young people ...
— Sex-education - A series of lectures concerning knowledge of sex in its - relation to human life • Maurice Alpheus Bigelow

... said. Better than anybody else in the world, Maida felt that she could understand, could sympathize. "Oh, Dicky, how ...
— Maida's Little Shop • Inez Haynes Irwin


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