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compassioned

compassioned is the simple past and past participle of compassion.

Meaning of compassion

Verb

compassion (third-person singular simple present compassions, present participle compassioning, simple past and past participle compassioned)

  1. (obsolete) To pity.
    • O heavens, can you hear a good man groan / And not relent, or not compassion him?c. 1588–1593 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Lamentable Tragedy of Titus Andronicus”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac...

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Words formed from compassioned

Questions about compassioned

What is compassioned the simple past and past participle of?
Compassioned is the simple past and past participle of compassion.

Words near compassioned in the dictionary

  1. compassionates
  2. compassionateth
  3. compassionating
  4. compassionator
  5. compassionators
  6. compassioned
  7. compassionful
  8. compassioning
  9. compassionings
  10. compassionize
  11. compassionless

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