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pity
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have pity on someone
to do something out of sympathy that will help someone. An old man begged the soldiers to have pity on him and let him go.

take pity on someone

to do something because you feel sympathy for someone. She stood there shivering until Claudia took pity on her and put her sweater around the child's shoulders.
See also: take
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