empathize
                        
                            - verb (v)
                        
                        
                            
                    
                Meaning: identify with
    Synonyms: 
                        
            
                comprehend
            
            
                                feel for
                                
            
                imagine
            
            
                                put oneself in another’s place
                                relate to
                                
            
                share
            
            
                                stand in one’s shoes
                                suffer with
                                
            
                sympathize
            
            
                                
            
                understand
            
            
            
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