self-identify

self-i·den·ti·fy

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Definitions of self-identify word

verb without object self-identify identify (defs 7, 8): to self-identify as gay; to self-identify with others in the same situation. 1
verb with object self-identify identify (defs 4, 6): I've never self-identified myself with that radical mentality. She sometimes self-identifies herself with her patients. 1

before 1960

One of the 3% newest English words

First recorded in 1960-65; self + identify

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adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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