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Synonyms
com·pas·sion·ate (kəm-păsh́ə-nĭt)

adjective 

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

transitive verb: -at·ed, -at·ing, -ates. 

To pity.

derivatives

com·paśsion·ate·ly
adverb
com·paśsion·ate·ness
noun