<p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>having or showing compassion: a compassionate person; a compassionate letter</li><li>Synonyms: tender, sympathetic, pitying</li><li>granted in an emergency: compassionate military leave granted to attend a funeral</li><li>Obsolete: pitiable</li></ul><p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used with object) Archaic: to pity or have compassion for</li></ul>