empathize
verb
em·pa·thize
ˈem-pə-ˌthīz 
empathized; empathizing
: to experience empathy
empathized with his son's fears
Examples of empathize in a Sentence
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No one empathizes with a kid who doesn’t experience the social emotions.
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Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2024
There is something comforting about expressing yourself to another person who can empathize with your problem.
—Micah Logan, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
For its part, Beijing empathizes with Hanoi’s regime security concerns and uses this opening to advance bilateral cooperation.
—Sheena Chestnut Greitens, Foreign Affairs, 15 Mar. 2024
Whether fellow gun owners will empathize with James Crumbley remains to be seen.
—Lauren Del Valle, CNN, 10 Mar. 2024
Taxi Driver overflows with grimy, nightmarish urban detail, and offers an understanding of some of the worst people in the world — radicalized by a strange combination of narcissism and powerlessness — but never quite empathizes with them.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 9 Mar. 2024
Good sales reps empathize with a customer’s specific situation throughout the entire sales journey, and this extra attention can improve buyer decision-making quality by 11%, according to the same report.
—Jaspar Carmichael-Jack, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024
Philip Rivers could’ve empathized, Allen having nudged him into a new career on the same field in another playoff opener three years ago.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Jan. 2024
Brunson empathizes with him then shares her approach to dealing with overwhelm–taking butterfly breaths.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 15 Mar. 2024
Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2024
There is something comforting about expressing yourself to another person who can empathize with your problem.
—Micah Logan, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
For its part, Beijing empathizes with Hanoi’s regime security concerns and uses this opening to advance bilateral cooperation.
—Sheena Chestnut Greitens, Foreign Affairs, 15 Mar. 2024
Whether fellow gun owners will empathize with James Crumbley remains to be seen.
—Lauren Del Valle, CNN, 10 Mar. 2024
Taxi Driver overflows with grimy, nightmarish urban detail, and offers an understanding of some of the worst people in the world — radicalized by a strange combination of narcissism and powerlessness — but never quite empathizes with them.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 9 Mar. 2024
Good sales reps empathize with a customer’s specific situation throughout the entire sales journey, and this extra attention can improve buyer decision-making quality by 11%, according to the same report.
—Jaspar Carmichael-Jack, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024
Philip Rivers could’ve empathized, Allen having nudged him into a new career on the same field in another playoff opener three years ago.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Jan. 2024
Brunson empathizes with him then shares her approach to dealing with overwhelm–taking butterfly breaths.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 15 Mar. 2024
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“Empathize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/empathize. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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empathize
intransitive verb
em·pa·thize
variants
or British empathise
empathized or British empathised; empathizing or British empathising
: to experience empathy
adults unable to empathize with a child's frustrations
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