mercify

English

Etymology

From mercy +‎ -fy.

Verb

mercify (third-person singular simple present mercifies, present participle mercifying, simple past and past participle mercified)

  1. (obsolete, rare, transitive) To have mercy on; to pity. [16th–19th c.]
    Synonyms: commiserate, rue; see also Thesaurus:pity