1. adjective /kəmˈpaʃənət,kəmˈpaʃəneɪt/
2. verb /kəmˈpaʃənət,kəmˈpaʃəneɪt/
To feel compassion for; to pity, feel sorry for.
The justice which Mr Allworthy had executed on Partridge at first met with universal approbation; but no sooner had he felt its consequences, than his neighbours began to relent, and to compassionate his case [...].
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