sympathize

Yoon had tried to justify his decree with accusations that lawmakers were paralyzing his government, sympathizing with North Korea and refusing to pass his budget.

But watching the scripted Netflix series also caused her to sympathize with the brothers’ experiences of alleged abuse under their father.

Asked whether Trump had the ability to sympathize with others, Kelly had a simple answer: "No."

It’s far easier to sympathize with migrants when they’re your friends or cousins or from the same region as you.

Her manipulations are supposed to make the audience sympathize with Arthur's pain and humanize him.