English → Latin
“sympathize” in Latin
cōnsentiōto agree, accord, harmonize; to unite upon; to plot or conspirecongruōto come, unite, combine, run or meet together with someone; to coincide or correspond with someone or something; agree wconveniōto convene, assemble, gather, meet or come together; to accost, to call on; to sue, to let be summoned to courtimpertiōto bestow, impart, entrust; to share; to communicate
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
sympathize
To have a common feeling, to agree, consentire: congruere: convenire. The mind sympathizes with the body, animus corporis doloribus congruit (Cic., Tusc., 5, 1, 3): the loadstone sympathizes with iron, magnes concordiam habet cum ferro (Plin., 34, 4, 42).
To display fellow-feeling with another, una gaudere (in joy): alicujus casum or vicem dolere (in sorrow): alicui misericordiam tribuere or impertire. To profess sympathy with anybody, coram suum dolorem declarare alicui: to manifest sympathy with anybody’s misfortunes, alicui miserias a se non alienas arbitrari: a sympathizing friend, *amicus qui una gaudet (in joy): amicus qui meum casum dolet; *qui vicem luctumque amici dolet (in sorrow).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for sympathize?
- The usual Latin words for “sympathize” are cōnsentiō, congruō, conveniō; also impertiō. 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.