compassionate
[ adjective kuhm-pash-uh-nit; verb kuhm-pash-uh-neyt ]
/ adjective kəmˈpæʃ ə nɪt; verb kəmˈpæʃ əˌneɪt /
adjective
having or showing compassion: a compassionate person; a compassionate letter.
granted in an emergency: compassionate military leave granted to attend a funeral.
Obsolete.
pitiable.
verb (used with object), com·pas·sion·at·ed, com·pas·sion·at·ing.
Archaic.
to pity or have compassion for.
Origin of compassionate
First recorded in 1580–90;
compassion +
-ate1
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compassionate
/ (kəmˈpæʃənət) /
adjective
showing or having compassion
compassionate leave
leave granted, esp to a serviceman, on the grounds of bereavement, family illness, etc