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But Melania’s French counterpart can empathize with the media twisting her words.
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Sixth, leaders must empathize with the less fortunate or consider the minority position.
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Counsell, who was a young player in his third major-league season in 1998, empathized with what some of the current Marlins’ young core is going through this season.
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Mayor Zilka empathized with those in the room and said everyone needs to have faith in the police and the schools.
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Find the strongest air vent or fan around you, a frozen drink or treat and empathize with these posts about the pain of an Arizona summer.
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Consider the complications: competing versions of what really happened, victims who may be hard to empathize with, and the distinct possibility of an untidy outcome.
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This was Cecil the lion and people could empathize with the individual.
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Meanwhile, a stringent sentence will rarely get any attention because people are simply much less likely to empathize with the perpetrator of a crime.
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First Known Use of empathize
circa 1916
Other Psychology Terms
EMPATHIZE Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of empathize for English Language Learners
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: to have the same feelings as another person : to feel empathy for someone
EMPATHIZE Defined for Kids
Definition of empathize for Students
empathized;
empathizing
: to share the same feelings as another person : to feel empathy
I empathize with your situation.
Medical Dictionary
medical Definition of empathize
empathized
or British empathised;
empathizing
or British empathising
: to experience empathy
- adults unable to empathize with a child's frustrations
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