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Definition empathise in British English

empathise verb

verb
1

to enter someone's emotional field consciously and figure out what is going on with them

Example

In his childhood he discovered his ability to empathise, i.e. an ability to feel someone else's feelings in his own body as if they were his own.

Definition empathise in British English