Main Entry:

sym·pa·thize

Pronunciation:

\ˈsim-pə-ˌthīz\

Function:

intransitive verb

Inflected Form(s):

sym·pa·thized; sym·pa·thiz·ing

Date:

1600

1: to be in keeping, accord, or harmony2: to react or respond in sympathy3: to share in suffering or grief : commiserate <sympathize with a friend in trouble> ; also : to express such sympathy4: to be in sympathy intellectually <sympathize with a proposal>

— sym·pa·thiz·er noun