"steal someone's identity" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: steals someone's identity [present, singular, third-person], stealing someone's identity [participle, present], stole someone's identity [past], stolen someone's identity [participle, past]
Etymology: From identity theft. Etymology templates: {{m|en|identity theft}} identity theft Head templates: {{en-verb|steal<,,stole,stolen> someone's identity}} steal someone's identity (third-person singular simple present steals someone's identity, present participle stealing someone's identity, simple past stole someone's identity, past participle stolen someone's identity)
  1. To assume another person's identity, usually to gain access to that person's finances or to frame a person for a crime; to commit identity theft.
    Sense id: en-steal_someone's_identity-en-verb-yrthTsg7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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