overidentify en · VERB
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English identify English overidentify From over- + identify.
Meanings
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(intransitive) To identify too much (with another person or thing).
The patient's gender issues stemmed from his overidentifying with his mother.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| overidentifies | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| overidentifying | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| overidentified | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| overidentified | Tense=Past | lexicographic |