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identify
[ahy-den-tuh-fahy, ih-den-]
verb (used with object)
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 bywith ).
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)
to associate oneself in feeling, interest, action, etc., with a specified group or belief system (usually followed by as orwith ).
He identifies as bisexual. She identifies with feminism. My family identifies Hispanic.
to experience psychological identification.
The audience identified with the play's characters.
identify
/ aɪˈdɛntɪˌfaɪ /
verb
to prove or recognize as being a certain person or thing; determine the identity of
to consider as the same or equivalent
to consider (oneself) as similar to another
to determine the taxonomic classification of (a plant or animal)
psychol to engage in identification
Other Word Forms
- identifiable adjective
- identifiability noun
- identifiableness noun
- identifier noun
- overidentify verb
- preidentify verb (used with object)
- reidentify verb (used with object)
- unidentifiable adjective
- unidentifiably adverb
- unidentified adjective
- unidentifying adjective
- well-identified adjective
- identifiably adverb
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
You’ve identified exactly the risks I didn’t mention — which means either I’m lazy or they matter less than people think.
Microsoft, for example, began offering menopause benefits through Maven in 2023, including access to specialists who can identify and treat menopause symptoms.
The challenge, however, is that the recipient’s immune system often identifies donor cells as foreign and destroys them before they can attack the cancer.
By identifying the specific cells affected, the research deepens understanding of the biological foundation of depression and helps dispel outdated views of the condition.
"As a Chagossian in Mauritius, we faced real threats by simply identifying as British or supporting UK sovereignty over the Chagos islands."
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