compassionate

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   showing or having compassion

   heard the soft and compassionate voices of women

2. 2
   adj

   Having, feeling or showing compassion (to or toward someone).

   The Compassionate, the All-Compassionate

3. 3
   adj

   Given to someone as an exception because of a family emergency or a death in their family.

   compassionate leave; a compassionate visa

4. 4
   adj

   Inviting or asking for pity.

   It boots thee not to be compassionate: After our sentence plaining comes too late.

5. 5
   verb

   To feel compassion (for someone or with regard to something); to regard (someone or something) with compassion.

   […] seeing them die so wofully in the flames, he compassionated them.

6. 6
   verb

   to share the suffering of

Etymology

A pseudo-Latin form of French compassionné, past participle of compassionner (“feel sorry for”). By surface analysis, compassion + -ate.