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sympathize

sympathize is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 4 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 19 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

Definitions

  1. 1.To feel in consequence of what another feels; to be affected by feelings similar to those of another, in consequence of knowing the person to be thus affected. Their countrymen . . . sympathized with their heroes in all their adventures. Addison.
  2. 2.To agree; to be in accord; to harmonize. Dryden.
  3. 3.To experience together. [Obs.] "This sympathized . . . error." Shak.
  4. 4.To ansew to; to correspond to. [Obs.] Shak.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).

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  • Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
  • Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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