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commune

verb [I]
 
 
/ˈkɒm.juːn/ US  /ˈkɑː.mjuːn/ formal

Definition

to get very close to someone or something by exchanging feelings or thoughts: Lying naked in the grass, among the trees and birds, he felt he was communing with nature.Empathy and sensitivitySympathy and compassionBeing, becoming friends and getting to know someone
(Definition of commune verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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