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overempathize

overempathize verb: to empathize excessively.

Verb

overempathize (third-person singular simple present overempathizes, present participle overempathizing, simple past and past participle overempathized)

  1. (intransitive) To empathize excessively.

Forms of overempathize

third-person singular presentoverempathizes
present participleoverempathizing
past participleoverempathized
pastoverempathized

Origin of overempathize

From over- + empathize.

Questions about overempathize

What does overempathize mean?
Overempathize means to empathize excessively.
What part of speech is overempathize?
Overempathize is a verb.
What is the past tense of overempathize?
The past tense of overempathize is overempathized.

Words near overempathize in the dictionary

  1. overemotionalizes
  2. overemotionalizing
  3. overemotionally
  4. overemotive
  5. overempathic
  6. overempathize
  7. overemphases
  8. overemphasis
  9. overemphasise
  10. overemphasised
  11. overemphasises

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