sympathize.
To have, show or express sympathy; to be affected by feelings similar to those of another, in consequence of knowing the person to be thus affected; to feel for.
Meaning & usage
To have, show or express sympathy; to be affected by feelings similar to those of another, in consequence of knowing the person to be thus affected; to feel for.
To support, favour, have sympathy (with a political cause or movement, a side in a conflict / in an action).
To say in an expression of sympathy.
To have a common feeling, as of bodily pleasure or pain.
To share (a feeling or experience).
To agree; to be in accord; to harmonize.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from French sympathiser. By surface analysis, sympathy + -ize. Displaced native Old English efnþrōwian (literally “to suffer with or together”).
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.