Definitions for SYMPATHIZE
ˈsɪm pəˌθaɪzsym·pa·thize

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. sympathize, sympathiseverb

   share the feelings of; understand the sentiments of

2. sympathize, sympathise, empathize, empathise, understandverb

   be understanding of

   "You don't need to explain--I understand!"

3. commiserate, sympathize, sympathiseverb

   to feel or express sympathy or compassion

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. sympathizeverb

   To show deep sympathy towards someone or something.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Sympathizeverb

   To feel with another; to feel in consequence of what another feels; to feel mutually.

   Etymology: sympatiser, French; from sympathy.

   The men sympathize with the mastiffs in robustious and rough coming on. William Shakespeare.

   The thing of courage,
   As rouz’d with rage, with rage doth sympathize. William Shakespeare.

   Nature, in awe to him,
   Had doff’d her gaudy trim,
   With her great master so to sympathize. John Milton.

   Green is a pleasing colour, from a blue and a yellow mixed together, and by consequence blue and yellow are two colours which sympathize. John Dryden, Dufresnoy.

   The limbs of his body is to every one a part of himself: he sympathizes, and is concerned for them. John Locke.

   Their countrymen were particularly attentive to all their story, and sympathized with their heroes in all their adventures. Joseph Addison, Spectator.

   Though the greatness of their mind exempts them from fear, yet none condole and sympathize more heartily than they. Jeremy Collier, on Kindness.

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1. sympathize

   Sympathy is the perception of, understanding of, and reaction to the distress or need of another life form. According to David Hume, this sympathetic concern is driven by a switch in viewpoint from a personal perspective to the perspective of another group or individual who is in need. Hume explained that this is the case because "the minds of all men are similar in their feelings and operations" and that "the motion of one communicates itself to the rest" so that as "affections readily pass from one person to another… they beget correspondent movements."

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1. sympathize

   To sympathize is to share or understand the feelings, emotions, or experiences of another person, usually feelings of sadness or distress. It involves expressing compassion, understanding, or concern for someone who is experiencing difficulty or hardship. The term often implies a sense of shared experience or common humanity.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Sympathizeverb

   to have a common feeling, as of bodily pleasure or pain

2. Sympathizeverb

   to feel in consequence of what another feels; to be affected by feelings similar to those of another, in consequence of knowing the person to be thus affected

3. Sympathizeverb

   to agree; to be in accord; to harmonize

4. Sympathizeverb

   to experience together

5. Sympathizeverb

   to ansew to; to correspond to

6. Etymology: [F. sympathiser. See Sympathy.]

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1. • Feel
   • Sympathize With

How to pronounce SYMPATHIZE?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of SYMPATHIZE in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of SYMPATHIZE in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of SYMPATHIZE in a Sentence

1. Brandon Beane:

   The last 48 has been very difficult for a lot of people. It's been tough, and we sympathize with this whole situation, all the parties involved, ultimately, this is a legal situation. We don't know all the facts and that's what makes it hard, but at this time we just think it's the best move for everyone to move on from Matt Araiza and let Matt Araiza take care of this situation and focus on that.

2. Golden State:

   The experience, the opportunity to represent your country is one that you all dream about growing up, so to see that opportunity taken away, you can only sympathize with Brad.

3. Scott Walker:

   [ Gov. Scott Walker, R-Wisc. ] was confronted by a family of an undocumented worker in Scott Walker childhood hometown of Plainfield, Iowa during one of the final stops of his whirlwind presidential campaign launch tour on Sunday. Jose Flores, an undocumented immigrant who calls Wisconsin home, was accompanied by Jose Flores 13-year-old daughter Leslie and 7-year-old son Luis, both of whom were born in the United States and naturalized citizens … Shaking Flores ’ hand, Scott Walker said Jose Flores ‘ completely sympathize [ s ] with the situation you’re all in and others are in ’ but … ‘ The fact is, we’re a nation of laws, and unfortunately, the president last year, after saying 22 times before last year that he could n’t make the law himself, he said he was n’t the emperor … he decided to change the law even though the courts announced that you ca n’t do that. ’.

4. Turan Basri:

   The crowd became hostile very quickly due to wanting to go to work. I sympathize with the aims of Extinction Rebellion but this was an own goal, canning Town is a very working class area. Seeing what they perceived to be middle-class protesters preventing working class people from earning a living didn't go down well.

5. President Andrew Parsons:

   I cannot even imagine how painful it is to be a Ukrainian right now, i try to sympathize and try to empathize. It’s difficult. My country is not at war, and my family is not hiding themselves in the subways of the capital of my nation.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=SYMPATHIZE
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Sympathize
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=SYMPATHIZE
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sympathize
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/SYMPATHIZE