sympathize

sympathize
v
1. get along, hit it off, complement each other, harmonize; go hand in hand, have rapport, understand each other, relate, be close to; see eye to eye, Inf. be on the same wavelength, agree, accord, correspond, correlate.
2. pity, feel sorry for, feel for; have one's heart go out to, have one's heart bleed for, cry for, weep for, mourn with, grieve with, be moved or touched; commiserate, console, comfort, solace; ease, assuage, lend a shoulder, be a shoulder.
3. approve, like, admire, value, esteem, favor; back, encourage, side with, second; applaud, commend, praise; nod assent, endorse, Inf. O.K., Inf. give the O.K. or go-ahead, signal thumbs-up.

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  • sympathize — to have fellow feeling, c.1600; see SYMPATHY (Cf. sympathy) + IZE (Cf. ize). Related: Sympathized; sympathizing …   Etymology dictionary

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