steal someone's identity
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.
Verb
steal 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)
- 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.
Forms of steal someone's identity
| third-person singular present | steals someone's identity |
|---|---|
| present participle | stealing someone's identity |
| past | stole someone's identity |
| past participle | stolen someone's identity |
Origin of steal someone's identity
From identity theft.
Questions about steal someone's identity
- What does steal someone's identity mean?
- Steal someone's identity means 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.
- What part of speech is steal someone's identity?
- Steal someone's identity is a verb.
- What is the past tense of steal someone's identity?
- The past tense of steal someone's identity is stole someone's identity.
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