empathize
verb/ˈɛmpəθaɪz/
Frequency rank: #16,265 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
To understand and share the feelings of another person.
Example sentence
Good teachers try to empathize with students who are struggling to understand new material.
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