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self-identify

[self-ahy-den-ti-fahy, ‐i-den-ti-fahy]

verb (used without object)

  1. identify.

    to self-identify as gay; to self-identify with others in the same situation.



verb (used with object)

  1. identify.

    I've never self-identified myself with that radical mentality. She sometimes self-identifies herself with her patients.

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • self-identification noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of self-identify1

First recorded in 1960–65; self ( def. ) + identify ( def. )
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Kara didn't self-identify by the 6 June deadline, so is waiting to see if the military flags her for separation - the 30-day window means that should happen by 6 July.

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Schickler and others said that, according to the latest estimates, more than 3 million registered voters in California self-identify as limited-English proficient.

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Up until the ruling, Labour had allowed people to self-identify as a woman, so trans women could attend the event and also take part in "positive action" measures such as all-women shortlists.

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Multiple surveys show that Americans under 30 self-identify as Christian at the same rate as the millennial generation before them, though still at far lower levels than older Americans.

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In 2022, the Scottish government introduced a law that would allow people to "self-identify" in their desired gender.

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