identify with
phrasal verb
identified with; identifying with; identifies with
1
: to think of (something) as being the same as (something else)
It is a mistake to identify being healthy with being thin.
2
: to think of (someone) as being very closely associated with (something)
She has always been identified with the civil rights movement.
These groups are identified with conservation.
3
: to think of oneself as having the same problems and feelings as someone
Many readers identify with the characters in her novels.
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Players who have taken a pre-draft visit with the Steelers are identified with an asterisk.
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Mike Defabo, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
Police are searching for a suspect in a 1997 Washington state homicide after a set of remains were identified with advanced forensic technology.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2025
In both cases, the countryside is a discrete locale somehow spared the workings of modernity and capitalism, which are usually identified with the city.
—Bartolomeo Sala, The Dial, 27 Mar. 2025
The American Psychiatric Association estimates that 8.4% of children and 2.5% of adults have ADHD, while the CDC says that about 1 in 36 children have been identified with autism spectrum disorder.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 24 Mar. 2025
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Mike Defabo, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
Police are searching for a suspect in a 1997 Washington state homicide after a set of remains were identified with advanced forensic technology.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2025
In both cases, the countryside is a discrete locale somehow spared the workings of modernity and capitalism, which are usually identified with the city.
—Bartolomeo Sala, The Dial, 27 Mar. 2025
The American Psychiatric Association estimates that 8.4% of children and 2.5% of adults have ADHD, while the CDC says that about 1 in 36 children have been identified with autism spectrum disorder.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 24 Mar. 2025
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“Identify with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/identify%20with. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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