(BrE also sympathise) verb
1 ~ (with sb/sth) to feel sorry for sb; to show that you understand and feel sorry about sb's problems:
[V] I find it very hard to sympathize with him. [also Vspeech]
2 [V] ~ with sb/sth to support sb/sth:
He has never really sympathized with the aims of Animal Rights activists.
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