empathize

UK: /ˈɛmpəθaɪz/ US: /ˈɛmpəˌθaɪz/ ,(em′pə thīz′)

Inflections of 'empathize' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

empathizes

v 3rd person singular (US & UK)

empathizing

v pres p (US & UK)

empathized

v past (US & UK)

empathized

v past p (US & UK)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

em•pa•thize /ˈɛmpəˌθaɪz/   v. [~ + with + object] , -thized, -thiz•ing. 

1. to experience empathy:
   to empathize with someone's grief.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

em•pa•thize  (em′pə thīz′), v.i., -thized, -thiz•ing. 

1. to experience empathy (often fol. by with):
   His ability to empathize with people made him an excellent marriage counselor.

Also,[esp. Brit.,] em′pa•thise′. 

• empath(y) + -ize 1920–25

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

empathize, empathise / ˈɛmpəˌθaɪz/ verb

1. (intransitive) to engage in or feel empathy