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it⋅self

  [it-self]
Use itself in a Sentence
–pronoun
1. a reflexive form of it: The battery recharges itself.
2. an emphatic appositive of it, which, that, this, or a noun: which itself is also true; Even without flowers, the bowl itself is beautiful.
3. (used as the object of a preposition or as the direct or indirect object of a verb): The chameleon's ability to change color is a protection for itself.
4. its normal or customary self: After much tender care, the puppy was soon itself again.
Origin:
bef. 1000; ME; OE hit self. See it 1 , self

Usage note:
See myself.
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it·self   (ĭt-sělf')   
pron.  
  1. That one identical with it:
    1. Used reflexively as the direct or indirect object of a verb or the object of a preposition: The cat scratched itself.
    2. Used for emphasis: The trouble is in the machine itself.
    3. Used in an absolute construction: Itself no great poem, it still reveals talent.
  2. Its normal or healthy condition or state: The car is acting itself again since we changed the oil.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Itself

It*self"\, pron. The neuter reciprocal pronoun of It; as, the thing is good in itself; it stands by itself.

Borrowing of foreigners, in itself, makes not the kingdom rich or poor. --Locke.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : itself
Spanish: a sí mismo, a sí misma,
German: sich,
Japanese: それ自身を
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itself 
1382, from O.E. hit sylf, from it + self (q.v.). Since 17c. usually regarded as its self (cf. its own self).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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