"compassionize" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: compassionizes [present, singular, third-person], compassionizing [participle, present], compassionized [participle, past], compassionized [past]
Etymology: From compassion + -ize. Etymology templates: {{af|en|compassion|-ize}} compassion + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} compassionize (third-person singular simple present compassionizes, present participle compassionizing, simple past and past participle compassionized)
  1. (rare, transitive) To make compassionate. Tags: rare, transitive
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  2. (rare, intransitive) To be compassionate, sympathize. Tags: intransitive, rare
    Sense id: en-compassionize-en-verb-x4Z1qHqO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ize, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ize: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 48
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