steal someone's identity

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.

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Meanings

verbsteal someone's identity (third-person singular simple present steals someone's identity, present participle stealing someone's identity, simple past stole someone's identity, past participle stolen someone's identity)

present singular third person steals someone's identity · participle present stealing someone's identity · past stole someone's identity · participle past stolen someone's identity

  1. idiomaticTo 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.

Origin

From identity theft.

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steal someone's identity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/steal%20someone's%20identity

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“steal someone's identity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/steal%20someone's%20identity. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “steal someone's identity,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/steal%20someone's%20identity.

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