empatizar

Spanish

Etymology

Calque of English empathize; empatía + -izar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /empatiˈθaɾ/ [ẽm.pa.t̪iˈθaɾ]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /empatiˈsaɾ/ [ẽm.pa.t̪iˈsaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: em‧pa‧ti‧zar

Verb

empatizar (first-person singular present empatizo, first-person singular preterite empaticé, past participle empatizado)

  1. to empathize
    • 2015 July 26, “Lo que su gusto musical dice de usted”, in El País:
      Basta conocer el estilo de pensamiento de una persona —si tiende a empatizar o a sistematizar— para adivinar qué música le gusta.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. (reflexive) to empathize

Conjugation

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