Synonyms for empathize
ˈɛm pəˌθaɪzem·pathize

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1. sympathize, sympathise, empathize, empathise, understandverb

   be understanding of

   "You don't need to explain--I understand!"

   Synonyms:
   see, translate, realize, sympathise, realise, commiserate, sympathize, understand, infer, read, empathise, interpret

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1. List of paraphrases for "empathize":

   commiserate, sympathize

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1. Max Botkin:

   I absolutely condemn any suggestion or act of non-consensual touching in any form, as well as disassociation as a coping mechanism for abuse of any kind, i understand and empathize with the parents' and groups' concerns regarding the message the movie may impart.

2. Saul Williams:

   To me, that's what made them iconic — that they had touched on the pulse of something that, in turn, harmonized... the human sensibility and allowed us to empathize beyond our own personal experience.

3. Robert Pattinson:

   I did feel like being a paparazzi for a second. I do empathize with their plight.

4. Texas President Greg Fenves:

   I empathize with the many faculty members, staffers, students and parents of students who signed petitions, sent emails and letters, and organized to ban guns from campus and especially classrooms, as a professor, I understand the deep concerns raised by so many. However, as president, I have an obligation to uphold the law.

5. Jhon Jairo Burbano:

   We've learnt how to listen, respect and empathize ... We couldn't remain in different corners because our business has to move in the same direction.