pity vs sympathize

pity

verb
  • To make (someone) feel pity; to provoke the sympathy or compassion of. 

  • To feel pity for (someone or something). 

intj
  • Short form of what a pity. 

noun
  • Something regrettable. 

  • A feeling of sympathy at the misfortune or suffering of someone or something. 

sympathize

verb
  • To say in an expression of sympathy. 

  • 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. 

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