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compassionate
verb
-
compassionate
,
compassionating
,
compassionates
,
compassionated
(
archaic
)
to
feel
or
express
pity
for
someone
’
s
suffering
•
The
villagers
compassionated
the
widow
’
s
sorrow
.
The
villagers
compassionated
the
widow
’
s
sorrow
.
•
He
that
cannot
compassionate
the
poor
knows
not
mercy
.
He
that
cannot
compassionate
the
poor
knows
not
mercy
.
Early
16th
century
,
from
the
adjective
“
compassionate
”,
used
as
a
verb
following
similar
formations
in
Middle
French
.
compassionate
compassionate
