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Identify

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Identify Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Identify?

[v] consider to be equal or the same; "He identified his brother as one of the fugitives"
[v] recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something; "She identified the man on the"wanted" poster"
[v] identify as in botany or biology, for example
[v] consider (oneself) as similar to somebody else; "He identified with the refugees"
[v] conceive of as united or associated; "Sex activity is closely identified with the hypothalamus"
[v] give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property; "Many senators were named in connection with the scandal"; "The almanac identifies the auspicious months"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Identify: describe | discover | key | key out | name | name | place

Related Terms | Find terms related to Identify: ally | apply | appraise | argue | assess | associate | baptize | be indicative of | be significant of | be symptomatic of | bespeak | betoken | bind | bracket | call | catalog | catalogue | categorize | characterize | christen | class | classify | coalesce | combine | connect | connote | correlate | couple | define | denominate | denote | descry | designate | detect | determinate | determine | diagnose | differentiate | dig | discern | disclose | display | distinguish | draw a parallel | dub | empathize with | entail | entitle | equate | espy | establish | evaluate | express | factor | find | finger | fuse | gauge | give evidence | give token | group | have | highlight | hint | home in on | home on | identify with | indicate | interrelate | involve | join | know | know again | label | link | make one | make out | manifest | map | mark | mean | merge | nail | name | nickname | nominate | note | notice | parallel | parallelize | peg | perceive | pick out | pick up | pinpoint | place | point out | realize | recall knowledge of | receive | recognize | reidentify | relate | relate to | relativize | reveal | scan | see | select | sense | show | sift | signify | single out | sort | sort out | specify | spot | spy | stand for | style | suggest | sweep | sympathize with | symptomatize | symptomize | synthesize | tag | tell | term | testify | thrash out | tie | title | trigger | tune in | unify | unite | wed | weigh | winnow

See Also | announce | associate | assort | class | classify | colligate | connect | consider | denote | determine | differentiate | distinguish | enumerate | itemise | itemize | link | link up | list | misidentify | mistake | number | recite | reckon | recognise | recognize | refer | regard | relate | secern | secernate | see | separate | set | severalise | severalize | sort | sort out | taste | tell | tell apart | tie in | type | typecast | view

Identify In Webster's Dictionary

\I*den"ti*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Identified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Identifying}.] [Cf. F. identifier. See {Identity}, and {-fy}.] 1. To make to be the same; to unite or combine in such a manner as to make one; to treat as being one or having the same purpose or effect; to consider as the same in any relation. Every precaution is taken to identify the interests of the people and of the rulers. --D. Ramsay. Let us identify, let us incorporate ourselves with the people. --Burke. 2. To establish the identity of; to prove to be the same with something described, claimed, or asserted; as, to identify stolen property.
\I*den"ti*fy\, v. i. To become the same; to coalesce in interest, purpose, use, effect, etc. [Obs. or R.] An enlightened self-interest, which, when well understood, they tell us will identify with an interest more enlarged and public. --Burke.

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