empathise

Other spellings

• (US) empathize

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈɛmpəˌθaɪz/

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Verb

Plain form empathise

Third-person singular empathises

Past tense empathised

Past participle empathised

Present participle empathising

1. If you empathise someone, you understand and share the feelings of another person with them.

Related words

• empathy