Hypertext Webster Gateway: "compassionate"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Compassionate \Com*pas"sion*ate\, 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. [R.] --Shak.
Syn: Sympathizing; tender; merciful; pitiful.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Compassionate \Com*pas"sion*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
{Compassionated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Compassionating}.]
To have compassion for; to pity; to commiserate; to
sympathize with.
Compassionates my pains, and pities me. --Addison.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
compassionate
adj 1: showing merciful compassion; "sparing the child's mother was
a compassionate act"
2: showing or having compassion; "heard the soft and
compassionate voices of women" [ant: {uncompassionate}]
3: showing recognition of unusually distressful circumstances;
"compassionate leave"; "considered for a compassionate
discharge because of domestic difficulties"
v : share the suffering of [syn: {feel for}, {pity}, {condole
with}, {sympathize with}]
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