Compassionate

a.	1.	Having a temper or disposition to pity; sympathetic; merciful. There never was any heart truly great and generous, that was not also tender and compassionate. - South.
	2.	Complaining; inviting pity; pitiable.
v. t.	1.	To have compassion for; to pity; to commiserate; to sympathize with. [imp. & p. p. Compassionated ; p. pr. & vb. n. Compassionating .] Compassionates my pains, and pities me. - Addison.

Verb	1.	compassionate - share the suffering of Synonyms: condole with, feel for, pity, sympathize with
Adj.	1.	compassionate - showing merciful compassion; "sparing the child's mother was a compassionate act"
	2.	compassionate - showing or having compassion; "heard the soft and compassionate voices of women" Antonyms: uncompassionate - lacking compassion or feeling for others; "nor silver-shedding tears could penetrate her uncompassionate sire"- Shakespeare
	3.	compassionate - showing recognition of unusually distressful circumstances; "compassionate leave"; "considered for a compassionate discharge because of domestic difficulties"

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