identify

[ ahy-den-tuh-fahy, ih-den- ]

/ aɪˈdɛn təˌfaɪ, ɪˈdɛn- /

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verb (used with object), i·den·ti·fied, i·den·ti·fy·ing.

to recognize or establish as being a particular person or thing; verify the identity of: to identify handwriting; to identify the bearer of a check.

to serve as a means of identification for: His gruff voice quickly identified him.

to make, represent to be, or regard or treat as the same or identical: They identified Jones with the progress of the company.

to associate in name, feeling, interest, action, etc. (usually followed by with): He preferred not to identify himself with that group.

Biology. to determine to what group (a given specimen) belongs.

Psychology. to associate (one or oneself) with another person or a group of persons by identification.

verb (used without object), i·den·ti·fied, i·den·ti·fy·ing.

to associate oneself in feeling, interest, action, etc., with a specified group or belief system (usually followed by as or with): He identifies as bisexual. She identifies with feminism. My family identifies Hispanic.

to experience psychological identification: The audience identified with the play's characters.

Words nearby identify

identification bracelet, identification card, identification parade, identification tag, identifier, identify, identikit, identity, identity card, identity crisis, identity disorder

Origin of identify

1635–45; < Medieval Latin identificāre, equivalent to identi(tās) identity + -ficāre -fy

SYNONYMS FOR identify

1 distinguish, place, know, determine.

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OTHER WORDS FROM identify

i·den·ti·fi·a·ble, adjectivei·den·ti·fi·a·bil·i·ty, i·den·ti·fi·a·ble·ness, nouni·den·ti·fi·er, nouno·ver·i·den·ti·fy, verb, o·ver·i·den·ti·fied, o·ver·i·den·ti·fy·ing.

pre·i·den·ti·fy, verb (used with object), pre·i·den·ti·fied, pre·i·den·ti·fy·ing.re·i·den·ti·fy, verb (used with object), re·i·den·ti·fied, re·i·den·ti·fy·ing.un·i·den·ti·fi·a·ble, adjectiveun·i·den·ti·fi·a·bly, adverbun·i·den·ti·fied, adjectiveun·i·den·ti·fy·ing, adjectivewell-i·den·ti·fied, adjective

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Examples from the Web for identified

Like him, they identified the Airbus A320 as an airplane extremely well fitted to low cost airline operations in Asia.
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Mr. Bachner found it by wandering through the market and identified a craftsmen here who works in a tiny booth.
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So far, the mystery man in the morgue has not been identified, and neither has Mr. Douli.
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I always loved monster movies because I identified with the monster and connected with it.
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Two men, who identified themselves as brothers, were tending the bar.
I Was Gang Raped at a UVA Frat 30 Years Ago, and No One Did Anything|Liz Seccuro|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A ‘political’ is not identified with the criminal any more than a debtor is identified with a felon in England.
Russian Life To-day|Right Rev. Herbert Bury
At the frontiers you will inevitably be stopped and identified; but under my roof you will be safe from all pursuit and suspicion.
Tales from "Blackwood," Volume 3|Various
Turkey had identified the object which Mr. Braden had brought back with him as a typewriter in its carrying case.
The Land of Strong Men|Arthur M. Chisholm
He recognized his photo on two occasions, and identified him at once in court.
In the Shadow of Death|P. H. Kritzinger and R. D. McDonald
And in future you need expect no consideration from any institution with which I am identified.
The Boss of Wind River|David Goodger (goodger@python.org)

British Dictionary definitions for identified

identify

/ (aɪˈdɛntɪˌfaɪ) /

verb -fies, -fying or -fied (mainly tr)

to prove or recognize as being a certain person or thing; determine the identity of

to consider as the same or equivalent

(also intr often foll by with) to consider (oneself) as similar to another

to determine the taxonomic classification of (a plant or animal)

(intr usually foll by with) psychol to engage in identification

Derived forms of identify

identifiable, adjectiveidentifiably, adverb

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identify

verb (used with object), i·den·ti·fied, i·den·ti·fy·ing.

verb (used without object), i·den·ti·fied, i·den·ti·fy·ing.

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British Dictionary definitions for identified

verb -fies, -fying or -fied (mainly tr)

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