misinterpret vs sympathize

misinterpret

verb
  • To make an incorrect interpretation; to misunderstand. 

sympathize

verb
  • To support, favour, have sympathy (with a political cause or movement, a side in a conflict / in an action). 

  • To agree; to be in accord; to harmonize. 

  • To have a common feeling, as of bodily pleasure or pain. 

  • To have, show or express sympathy; to be affected by feelings similar to those of another, in consequence of knowing the person to be thus affected. 

  • To say in an expression of sympathy. 

How often have the words misinterpret and sympathize occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )