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empathise

empathise is the non-Oxford British English standard spelling of empathize.

Meaning of empathize

Verb

empathize (third-person singular simple present empathizes, present participle empathizing, simple past and past participle empathized)

  1. (intransitive) to feel empathy for another person
    • empathize with someone

Forms of empathise

third-person singular presentempathises
present participleempathising
past participleempathised
pastempathised

Words formed from empathise

Questions about empathise

What is empathise the non-Oxford British English standard spelling of?
Empathise is the non-Oxford British English standard spelling of empathize.

Words near empathise in the dictionary

  1. empathic embarrassments
  2. empathical
  3. empathicalism
  4. empathically
  5. empathies
  6. empathise
  7. empathised
  8. empathiser
  9. empathisers
  10. empathises
  11. empathising

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