What is "sympathize with"

Usage examples of "sympathize with".

And given enough time to think about it, there are probably any number of them who could find it in their hearts to sympathize with the wizards.

And actually, now that I've had a taste of being a slave myself, I even find it in my heart to sympathize with the humans.

He chanced to be in a lucid critical mood, and would not sympathize with exaltation.

Their Muslim friends, in particular, tend to sympathize with the rebels.

I, however, could certainly sympathize with the deity, having been in many similar situations myself.

Still, you can almost always get an audience to sympathize with your character's needs, even when they seem bizarre: Pete's obsession with owning as many expensive new cars as possible will make him seem strange and greedy-until we know that as he was growing up, his father had to struggle to keep their old, beat-up car in running order.

Antony's speech is almost hypnotic in its force, and, properly presented, it can win over a modern audience which had earlier been prepared to sympathize with Brutus.