identify (oneself) with someone or something

identify (oneself) with someone or something
identify (oneself) with someone or something
to classify oneself with someone or something; to relate to someone or something; to see part of oneself represented in someone or something. •

I identify myself with the others.

I identify with the birds and animals of the forest.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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