"self-identify" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /ˌsɛlfaɪˈdɛntɪfaɪ/ Forms: self-identifies [present, singular, third-person], self-identifying [participle, present], self-identified [participle, past], self-identified [past]
Etymology: From self- + identify. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|self|identify}} self- + identify Head templates: {{en-verb}} self-identify (third-person singular simple present self-identifies, present participle self-identifying, simple past and past participle self-identified)
  1. (transitive, chiefly in passive, or reflexive) To identify (oneself) with a particular person or group, or as part of a particular group. Tags: reflexive, transitive
    Sense id: en-self-identify-en-verb-R3xTftky Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with self- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 57 43 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with self-: 55 45
  2. (intransitive) To identify oneself as belonging to a particular group or category. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-self-identify-en-verb-Icq5LAzn Categories (other): English terms prefixed with self- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with self-: 55 45
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: self-identification, self-identifier

Inflected forms

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