Meanings
verbempathize (third-person singular simple present empathizes, present participle empathizing, simple past and past participle empathized)
present singular third person empathizes · participle present empathizing · participle past empathized · past empathized · alternative empathise
- intransitiveto feel empathy for another person
empathize with someone
1 more example
Must have been […] devastating when Kenny was killed. But I want you to know that you can trust me. I understand you. I empathize.
2001, Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci, Alias, season 1, episode 3
Synonyms & antonyms
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 同情
- 同情 (tóngqíng)to feel empathy for another person
Finnish eläytyä, empatisoida
- eläytyäto feel empathy for another person
- empatisoidato feel empathy for another person
- tuntea empatiaato feel empathy for another person
French compatir, s'apitoyer
- compatirto feel empathy for another person
- s'apitoyerto feel empathy for another person
German mitfühlen, Mitgefühl haben
- mitfühlento feel empathy for another person
- Mitgefühl habento feel empathy for another person
- mitempfindento feel empathy for another person
Greek συναισθάνομαι
- συναισθάνομαι (synaisthánomai)to feel empathy for another person
Hungarian együttérez, megért
- együttérezto feel empathy for another person
- megértto feel empathy for another person
- empatizálto feel empathy for another person
Italian avere empatia, simpatizzare
- avere empatiato feel empathy for another person
- simpatizzareto feel empathy for another person
Japanese 同情する
- 同情する (dōjō suru)to feel empathy for another person
Korean 동정하다
- 동정하다 (dongjeonghada)to feel empathy for another person
Polish współczuć
- współczućto feel empathy for another person
Russian сопережива́ть, сочу́вствовать
- сопережива́ть (sopereživátʹ)to feel empathy for another person
- сочу́вствовать (sočúvstvovatʹ)to feel empathy for another person
Spanish empatizar, sentir empatía
- empatizarto feel empathy for another person
- sentir empatíato feel empathy for another person
Ukrainian співпережива́ти
- співпережива́ти (spivperežyváty)to feel empathy for another person
Vietnamese đồng cảm, thấu cảm
- đồng cảmto feel empathy for another person
- thấu cảmto feel empathy for another person
Cite this entry
APA
empathize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/empathize
MLA
“empathize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/empathize. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “empathize,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/empathize.
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