compassionate

adjective

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Pronunciation: /kəmˈpæʃənət/ / /kəmˈpæʃəneɪt/

Etymology: A pseudo-Latin form of French compassionné, past participle of compassionner (“feel sorry for”). By surface analysis, compassion + -ate.

Having, feeling or showing compassion (to or toward someone).
“The Compassionate, the All-Compassionate”
“As a compassionate Turcoyse which doth tell By looking pale, the wearer is not well,”
Given to someone as an exception because of a family emergency or a death in their family.
“compassionate leave; a compassionate visa”
Inviting or asking for pity.
“It boots thee not to be compassionate: After our sentence plaining comes too late.”

Etymology: A pseudo-Latin form of French compassionné, past participle of compassionner (“feel sorry for”). By surface analysis, compassion + -ate.

To feel compassion (for someone or with regard to something); to regard (someone or something) with compassion.
“[…] seeing them die so wofully in the flames, he compassionated them.”
“The Justice which Mr. Allworthy had executed on Partridge, at first met with universal Approbation; but no sooner had he felt its Consequences, than his Neighbours began to relent, and to compassionate his Case;”