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Empathised vs Empathized - What's the difference?

empathised | empathized |

As verbs the difference between empathised and empathized

is that empathised is (empathise) while empathized is (empathize).

empathised

English

Verb

(head)
  • (empathise)

    • empathise

    English

    Verb

    (empathis)

    • empathized

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (empathize)

    • empathize

    English

    Alternative forms

    * empathise (British, Canadian, Australian)

    Verb

    (en-verb)
  • to feel empathy for another person
  • * 2001, Alias (TV, episode 1.03)
    • Must have been [...] devastating when Kenny was killed. But I want you to know that you can trust me. I understand you. I empathize .

    Usage notes

    Used similarly to sympathize, interchangeably in looser usage. In stricter usage, empathize is stronger and more intimate, while (term) is weaker and more distant; see .