sympathize with
Verb
Meaning
share the suffering of
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As the main character of Netflix's is a pretty likable protagonist — but he does have his moments where it's hard for fans to sympathize with him.
Boas's closing advice is that African-Americans should not look to whites for approval or encouragement, because people in power usually take a very long time to learn to sympathize with people out of power.
Anyone who's ever been drafted into labor-intensive paper chain making when they'd rather be studying, particularly when they aren’t in a festive mood, will sympathize with Crankenstein.
Aronnax no longer feels the same and begins to sympathize with Ned Land.
Being able to relate to, at least in part, and sympathize with their plight goes a long way in creating a memorable role.
But the trouble was, when you did that, a lot of them — even if they didn't necessarily sympathize with the politics of the people they were asked to stand in judgment of — tended to resent Allied dictation,” he explained.