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com·pas·sion·ate

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ADJECTIVE:

Feeling or showing compassion; sympathetic. See Synonyms at humane.
Granted to an individual because of an emergency or other unusual circumstances: compassionate military leave.

TRANSITIVE VERB:
com·pas·sion·at·ed, com·pas·sion·at·ing, com·pas·sion·ates (-n

)

To pity.

OTHER FORMS:
com·passion·ate·ly(Adverb), com·passion·ate·ness(Noun)

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