Having, feeling or showing compassion (to or toward someone). / Given to someone as an exception because of a family emergency or a death in their family. / (obsolete) Inviting or asking for pity.

(transitive, archaic) To feel compassion (for someone or with regard to something); to regard (someone or something) with compassion.

In a compassionate manner.

The state or quality of being compassionate.

simple past tense and past participle of compassionate

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of compassionate

(archaic) Deserving compassion or pity. / (obsolete) Having, feeling, or showing compassion.

present participle of compassionate

(US) The semi-official use of a drug that has not yet gained official approval in cases where no other treatment is possible

Misconstruction of compassionate conservatism