The term 'identify with' can be defined as understanding, sympathizing, associating, pitying, empathizing, relating, and relateto. To UNDERSTAND the term, one must first UNDERSTAND each of these words. To UNDERSTAND is to have knowledge or comprehension of a situation or concept. To SYMPATHIZE is to share the feelings of another person. To ASSOCIATE is to link two or more things together. To PITY is to feel sorrow or compassion for someone. To EMPATHIZE is to put oneself in another's shoes and UNDERSTAND their feelings. To RELATE is to make a connection between two or more things. To relateto is to make a connection between oneself and another person or thing. All of these words combined help to define the term 'identify with, ' which is to UNDERSTAND, SYMPATHIZE, ASSOCIATE, PITY, EMPATHIZE, RELATE, and relateto.