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Takehisa Tanaka Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
Can "identify" be used as intransitive verb?
How can I understand this "identify"?
This is an excerpt from a newspaper artilce:
"Here, the muxes -- people born with male bodies but who identify as neither male nor female -- are part of the social fabric, admired for their embroidery, hairstyling, handicrafts and cooking."
I checked out the word, "identify", and dictionaries doesn't have intransitive use of "identify." So, I'm wondering whether I can understand that word as "Who identify themselves as neither male nor female"?
Could you tell me, please?
This is an excerpt from a newspaper artilce:
"Here, the muxes -- people born with male bodies but who identify as neither male nor female -- are part of the social fabric, admired for their embroidery, hairstyling, handicrafts and cooking."
I checked out the word, "identify", and dictionaries doesn't have intransitive use of "identify." So, I'm wondering whether I can understand that word as "Who identify themselves as neither male nor female"?
Could you tell me, please?
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Takehisa Tanaka So, I'm wondering whether I can understand that word as "Who identify themselves as neither male nor female"? Yes.
- Takehisa Tanaka So, I'm wondering whether I can understand that word as "Who identify themselves as neither male nor female"?
- Yes.
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Takehisa TanakaSo, I'm wondering whether I can understand that word as "Who identify themselves as neither male nor female"?Yes.
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I did find it in one dictionary in the end:
"To self-identify" (https://www.ahdictionary.com/word/search.html?q=identify)
"To self-identify" (https://www.ahdictionary.com/word/search.html?q=identify)
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Yes, there is it written.
I'll keep the reference to the dictionary.
Thanks.
I'll keep the reference to the dictionary.
Thanks.
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You may find this site useful too, if you don't already know it:
http://www.onelook.com/
This gives you quick links to definitions in lots of dictionaries.
http://www.onelook.com/
This gives you quick links to definitions in lots of dictionaries.
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