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noun ADJ. true | assumed, false He was discovered living under an assumed identity in South America. | mistaken This is obviously a case of mistaken identity. | new | common, corporate, cultural, national, personal, political, racial, sexual VERB + IDENTITY create, develop, establish, forge They are still struggling to establish their identity as a political party. The company forged its own identity by producing specialist vehicles. | give sb/sth He felt that having a job gave him an identity. | maintain, preserve Many minority groups are struggling to maintain their cultural identity. | lose | change He changed his identity and moved abroad on his release from prison. | assume She was given a false passport and assumed a new identity. | disclose, reveal He refused to reveal the identity of his client. | discover, find out | guess It was easy to guess the identity of the thief. | conceal, hide, keep secret, protect Her voice was disguised to conceal her identity. IDENTITY + NOUN bracelet, tag | card, documents, papers | code | parade The victim picked out her attacker in an identity parade. | crisis The country suffered from an identity crisis for years after the civil war. PREP. ~ as Scotland has never lost its identity as a separate nation. PHRASES proof of identity The police officer asked him for proof of identity. | a search for identity His search for his cultural identity took him to where his parents were born. | a sense of identity
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identity
adjectives
sb’s real/true identity
• The true identity of the author was not revealed until 100 years later.
a new/different identity
• He avoided arrest by adopting a new identity.
a false identity
(= when someone pretends to be another person )
• He used a fake passport to assume a false identity.
verbs
find out/discover sb’s identity
• The police have yet to discover the victim’s identity.
know sb’s identity
• He wanted to know the identity of his real father.
hide/conceal sb’s identity
• She used a false name to conceal her identity.
reveal/disclose sb’s identity
(= show or say who a person is )
• The company did not reveal the identity of the prospective buyer.
give away sb’s identity
(= accidentally reveal it )
• The thief gave away his identity by mistake.
protect sb’s identity
(= make sure no one finds out who someone is )
• Journalists frequently protect the identity of confidential sources.
adopt/assume an identity
(= give yourself a new identity )
• She assumed a false identity and went to live in South America.
identity + NOUN
identity card/papers/documents
(= documents that show who you are )
• Each member of staff is issued with an identity card.
an identity parade
British English (= when someone looks at a line of people to see if they recognize a criminal )
• The victim identified her attacker from an identity parade.
identity theft/fraud
(= the crime of stealing another person's personal details in order to pretend to be that person )
• Identity theft is becoming more and more common because of the Internet.
phrases
proof of identity
(= something that proves you are who you say you are )
• You’ll need proof of identity, such as a driving licence.
a case of mistaken identity
(= when people think that someone is a different person, especially with the result that they are accused of something that they did not do )
• The defendant claimed he’d been arrested in a case of mistaken identity.
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