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- Dictionaryi·den·ti·fy/īˈden(t)əˌfī/
verb
- 1. establish or indicate who or what (someone or something) is: "the judge ordered that the girl not be identified" Similar
- 2. associate (someone) closely with; regard (someone) as having strong links with: "he was equivocal about being identified too closely with the peace movement" Similar Opposite
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to recognize someone or something and say or prove who or what that person or thing is: Even the smallest baby can identify its mother by her voice. The gunman in Wednesday's attack has been identified as Lee Giggs, an unemployed truck driver. The police officer identified him self (= gave his name or proved who he was) and asked for our help.
The meaning of IDENTIFY is to perceive or state the identity of (someone or something). How to use identify in a sentence.
Identify definition: to recognize or establish as being a particular person or thing; verify the identity of. See examples of IDENTIFY used in a sentence.
The word identify is easy to...well...identify when you notice how much it looks like the word identity (a noun, meaning who or what something is). Only one consonant separates the two words in spelling ("f" vs. "t"), and they are close relatives in meaning as well.
/aɪˈdentɪfaɪ/ Verb Forms. Phrasal Verbs. (also informal ID) to recognize somebody/something and be able to say who or what they are. identify somebody/something She was able to identify her attacker. Passengers were asked to identify their own suitcases before they were put on the plane.
If you can identify someone or something, you can recognize them and say who or what they are.
1. to prove or recognize as being a certain person or thing; determine the identity of. 2. to consider as the same or equivalent.
verb. /aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ/ Verb Forms. (informal ID) to recognize someone or something and be able to say who or what they are identify somebody/something as somebody/something The bodies were identified as those of two suspected drug dealers. identify somebody/something He was able to identify his attacker.
to recognize someone or something and say or prove who or what they are: Some of the children in the photographs have still not been identified. Fewer examples. Some of the bodies may never be identified. Could you help identify and date this object? He was unable to identify any of the offenders. The painting was identified as a fake.
To recognize as being, or show to be, the very person or thing known, described, or claimed; fix the identity of. To identify a biological specimen. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To determine the taxonomic classification of (an organism). American Heritage. Similar definitions. To make identical; consider or treat as the same.
