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sympathise

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Verb1.sympathise - share the feelings of; understand the sentiments of
sympathize
feel, experience - undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind; "She felt resentful"; "He felt regret"
2.sympathise - to feel or express sympathy or compassion
commiserate, sympathize
compassionate, condole with, feel for, pity, sympathize with - share the suffering of
condole - express one's sympathetic grief, on the occasion of someone's death; "You must condole the widow"
3.sympathisesympathise - be understanding of; "You don't need to explain--I understand!"
empathise, empathize, sympathize, understand


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Time, she knew, must be allowed for this being thoroughly done; and she could suppose herself but an indifferent judge of such matters in general, and very inadequate to sympathise in an attachment to Mr.
Emma by Austen, Jane View in context
--if John Barleycorn could get such sway over me, a non-alcoholic, what must be the sufferings of the true alcoholic, battling against the organic demands of his chemistry while those closest to him sympathise little, understand less, and despise and deride him!
John Barleycorn by London, Jack View in context
Let them sympathise with me and sigh with me on account of my chilblains: "At the ice of knowledge will he yet FREEZE TO DEATH
Thus Spake Zarathustra: A Book For All And None by Nietzsche, Friedrich View in context
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