compatire

Etymology
From, from.

Verb

 * 1) to have pity for; to feel sorry for
 * 2) to excuse; to forgive
 * 3)  to consider with a feeling of pity mixed with contempt; to pity
 * 4)  to suffer together, to share in someone's pain
 * 1)  to consider with a feeling of pity mixed with contempt; to pity
 * 2)  to suffer together, to share in someone's pain
 * 1)  to suffer together, to share in someone's pain
 * 1)  to suffer together, to share in someone's pain

Usage notes

 * Hoepli gives a present participle but per Treccani this is just an adjective, used exclusively to refer to the Virgin Mary.