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identify with someone

(FEEL SIMILAR) phrasal verb with identify
 
 /ɑɪˈdent·əˌfɑɪ/ verb [T]

Definition

to feel you are like someone and understand the way that person thinks: I don’t really identify with those beautiful, thin models in magazines.
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