sympathize
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- v share the feelings of; understand the sentiments of
- v be understanding of
- v to feel or express sympathy or compassion
- So long as the peaceful Chinese in Malaya sympathize with the Communist guerrillas in the jungle, and even actually help them, peace is something that the sword alone cannot.
- Anyone who's ever endured summer in Washington should sympathize with a President's urge to escape the capital for a week (or four).
- I sympathize with the parents.