empathizing
present participle ofempathize
empathize
verb[I]
(UKusuallyempathise)uk/ˈem.pə.θaɪz/us/ˈem.pə.θaɪz/to beabletounderstandhow someoneelsefeels:
It's veryeasyto empathizewiththecharactersin herbooks.
Synonym
understand
Compare
sympathize(UNDERSTAND)
Empathy and sensitivity
- attuned
- commune
- communicate
- communion
- compathy
- emotional intelligence
- empathy
- identify
- identify withsomeone
- putyourselfinsomeone'splace/position/shoesidiom
- rapport
- relate
- self-discovery
- sensitive
- sensitively
- sensitiveness
- sympathetically
- theory of mind
- understand
- understanding
Examplesofempathizing
empathizing
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Rather, the cinematic record of his experiences serves as a shared memory, between him and the viewers who areempathizingwith his experiences.
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This finding suggests difficulty in trulyempathizingwith the characters in the stories or an indifference to the impact of the faux pas on the speaker or the listener.
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Empathizingwith the actors' difficult task of memorizing and performing a new play within a few hours, the audience often responds with sympathetic laughter when the actors improvise.
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Feminist standpoint involves taking a critical stance with regard to one's own experience, imaginativelyempathizingwith others, and attempting discursively to develop a fuller picture of reality.
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Regan is at his best when he is describing the strategic situation andempathizingwith the dilemmas of the various protagonists of this otherwise senseless war.
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His method involvedempathizingwith animals, often using anthropomorphization to imagine their mental states.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Marissa,empathizingwith this change and the need for closure, begins a casual relationship with him.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Specifically, work-related tasks that require emotion work thought to be natural for women, such as caring andempathizingare requirements of many female-dominated occupations.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Its lyrics speak of the void felt through social network relationships,empathizingwith those searching for acceptance via the internet.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He tells her to enjoy more and stopempathizingherself.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In contrast, research has generally shown a weak negative correlation betweenempathizingand systemizing.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The extreme male brain theory views autism as an extreme version of male-female differences regarding systemizing andempathizingabilities.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Empathic concern or sympathy not only includeempathizing, but also entails having a positive regard or a non-fleeting concern for the other person.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Additionally,empathizingwith someone requires a distinctly sympathetic reaction where personal distress demands avoidance of distressing matters.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He also explored the use of objectives, actioning, andempathizingwith the character.
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- nevertheless
- never the twain shall meet
- never-the-twain-shall-meet
- Nevisian
- new
- new acquaintance
- New Age
- new-age
- New Age music
- new-age-music
- New Ager
- new-ager
- New Age traveller
- new-age-traveller
- new album
- new appliance
- new approach
- new arena
- new avenue
- new batch
- newbie
- new blood
- new-blood
- new book
- newborn