empathize
Translation
to empathize, to sympathise
Examples
I can empathize with you.
I can empathize with you.
She empathized with the victim's family.
She empathized with the victim's family.
Grammar Patterns
((with sb./sth.)) to understand and share the feelings of (sb./sth.) It's easy to empathize with the main character.
Similar Words
Synonyms: understand, relate to, sympathize with
Etymology
From 'empathy' + the verb-forming suffix '-ize'. 'Empathy' comes from Greek 'empatheia' (em- 'in' + pathos 'feeling').
Memory Tips
To 'empathize' is to put yourself 'in' someone else's 'pathos' (feeling). It's about understanding from their perspective.