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stole someone's identity

stole someone's identity is the simple past of steal someone's identity.

Meaning of steal someone's identity

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)

  1. (idiomatic) 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.

Questions about stole someone's identity

What is stole someone's identity the simple past of?
Stole someone's identity is the simple past of steal someone's identity.

Words near stole someone's identity in the dictionary

  1. stole away
  2. stole fee
  3. stole fees
  4. stole in
  5. stole someone's heart
  6. stole someone's identity
  7. stole someone's thunder
  8. stole the scene
  9. stole the show
  10. stole-fee
  11. stole-fees

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