What is the Latin word for sympathetic?

The usual Latin words for “sympathetic” are sinō, ductō, repetō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“sympathetic” in Latin

sinōto let; to permit; to allow; to put; to lay; to set down ductōto lead or guide, keep leading or guiding; to hire (a prostitute); to deceive, delude, cheat repetōto attack again; to go back to; to recommence, resume, renew or repeat an action; to recount, to recall, to recollect

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

sympathetic

*a concordia rerum petitus: *in convenientia et conjunctione naturae positus, situs. Sympathetic treatment (in medicine), *curatio a concordia rerum, a cognatione naturae et quasi consensu, ducta, repetita.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for sympathetic?: The usual Latin words for “sympathetic” are sinō, ductō, repetō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.