Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See sympathize, sympathizer.
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- verb chiefly UK Alternative spelling of
sympathize .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb be understanding of
- verb to feel or express sympathy or compassion
- verb share the feelings of; understand the sentiments of
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Examples
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A Giaour that comes for reasons with which all can sympathise is a man and a brother.
High Albania Mary Edith 1909
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To understand is not the same as to sympathise, that is why they are 2 different words: they have two different meanings.
Jenny Tonge 2004
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Indeed, when we converse with a man with whom we can entirely sympathise, that is when there is a warm and intimate friendship, the cordial openness of such a commerce overbears the pain of a disagreeable sympathy, and renders the whole movement agreeable, but in ordinary cases this cannot have place.
Life of Adam Smith Rae, John, 1845-1915 1895
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Slightly off topic: I love the way people think that claiming they don't own the rights to the video may make labels sympathise with them and let it be.
unknown title 2009
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I'm getting so used to typing Lewis's spellings, I used the British form of "sympathise".
Bonus Post: The Process of Posting Arevanye 2007
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I'm getting so used to typing Lewis's spellings, I used the British form of "sympathise".
Archive 2007-03-01 Arevanye 2007
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i like feel very heart pain when see this. to sympathise is to feel sorry for them
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He also asked India to "sympathise" with Pakistan's fight against terror as its army is fighting Taliban in the troubled northwest region bordering Afghanistan.
WN.com - Articles related to Singapore eyes new links with Tamil Nadu 2010
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He also asked India to "sympathise" with Pakistan's fight against terror as its army is fighting Taliban in the troubled northwest region bordering Afghanistan.
WN.com - Articles related to Singapore eyes new links with Tamil Nadu 2010
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Mr Blair said a tendency to "sympathise" with extremism was not only dangerous but also disempowering for moderate Muslims, because it made people resent them as much as extremists.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2010
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