/it self"/ , pron.
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.
[ bef. 1000; ME; OE hit self. See IT 1 , SELF ]
Usage . See myself .