Portuguese

Verb

compadecer ‎(first-person singular present indicative compadeço, past participle compadecido)

1. (transitive) to make someone feel pity
2. (takes a reflexive pronoun, intransitive) to feel pity
3. (takes a reflexive pronoun, transitive with de or por (uncommon)) to pity; to feel sorry for
4. (takes a reflexive pronoun, transitive with com) to conform to (to be compatible with)
5. (transitive) to accept; to tolerate (to regard as proper; not to intervene with)

Conjugation

Spanish

Verb

compadecer ‎(first-person singular present compadezco, first-person singular preterite compadecí, past participle compadecido)

1. to feel sorry (for); to pity
2. to sympathise with
3. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to feel sorry (for); to pity
4. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to sympathise with

Conjugation

• Rule: c becomes a zc before a or o.