v.
Pronunciation: ' sim-p ə - ˌ th ī z
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Form: -thized ; -thiz · ing
Date: 1600
1 : to be in keeping, accord, or harmony
2 : to react or respond in sympathy
3 : to share in suffering or grief : COMMISERATE < sympathize with a friend in trouble> also : to express such sympathy
4 : to be in sympathy intellectually < sympathize with a proposal>
– sym · pa · thiz · er noun