Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

steal someone's identity

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.96 in modern English

Syllables
steal -some-one's i-den-ti-ty
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
21
Letters
6
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

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.

Etymology

From identity theft.

Inflected Forms

steals someone's identity (present, singular) stealing someone's identity (participle, present) stole someone's identity (past) stolen someone's identity (participle, past)

Questions

What does steal someone's identity mean?
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.
Where does steal someone's identity come from?
From identity theft.

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