self-identify

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

/ ˈsɛlf aɪˈdɛn tɪˌfaɪ, ‐ɪˈdɛn tɪˌfaɪ /

identify(defs 7, 8): to self-identify as gay; to self-identify with others in the same situation.

identify(defs 4, 6): I've never self-identified myself with that radical mentality. She sometimes self-identifies herself with her patients.

Nearby words

First recorded in 1960–65; self + identify

Related formsself-i·den·ti·fi·ca·tion, noun

McCarthy, who used to self-identify as a Democrat, now calls herself an Independent.
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In January, Gallup found a historically high number of Americans – 42 percent – self-identify as politically independent.
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Upon the adoption of the new system, all soldiers would be required to self-identify tattoos to their unit leaders.
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Indeed, even 70 percent of Latinos who self-identify as Republicans oppose this law.
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But Lioness holds many unexpected pleasures even for people who do not self-identify as Winehouse completists.
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