Definition of "empathize" []

• To feel or experience empathy: empathized with the striking miners. (verb-intransitive)

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• "The history of his developing ability to empathize is documented in the Warm Springs records."
• "Can I with 3 decades of experience as a psychoanalyst and an interest in applying my knowledge to social problems actually empathize, that is stand in the shoes of and see things from their point of view, groups such as tea party followers and the Republican Congress?"
• "There are no characters you're going to like or identify with, but you can empathize, which is what matters."