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   i·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 recognizesingle outpick outspotpoint outpinpointpin downput one's finger onput a name tonameplaceknowknow againknow by sightdiscerndistinguishdiscoverfindlocaterememberrecallrecollectcall to mindinformal:put the finger onfinger
   • ▪ recognize or distinguish (especially something considered worthy of attention): "a system that ensures that the student's real needs are identified" Similar determineestablishascertainfind outdiscoverlearnfixsettledecidemake outferret outdiagnosededucedivineintuitdiscerndistinguishverifyconfirmmake certain ofcertifyinformal:figure outget a fix on
   • ▪ assign (a particular characteristic or categorization) to oneself; describe oneself as belonging to (a particular category or group): "she identifies as a feminist"
   • 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 associatelinkconnectcouplerelatebracketthink of togetherthink of in connection withdraw a parallel withmention in the same breath asset side by side withOpposite distinguish
   • ▪ equate (someone or something) with: "because of my upstate accent, people identified me with a homely farmer's wife" Similar equate withidentify someone asconsider someone/something to beregard as being the same asregard as being identical to
   • ▪ regard oneself as sharing the same characteristics or thinking as someone else: "I liked Fromm and identified with him" Similar empathizebe in tunehave a rapportfeel togethernessfeel at onecommunesympathizebe in sympathybe on the same wavelength asspeak/talk the same language asunderstandrelate tofeel forhave insight intoinformal:put oneself in the shoes of

   Word Origin mid 17th century (in the sense ‘treat as being identical with’): from medieval Latin identificare, from late Latin identitas (see identity) + Latin -ficare (from facere ‘make’).

   Scrabble Points: 15

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   There are a lot of good synonyms for identify—which one to use depends on what exactly you want to mean. Here are some of the main ones: recognize —to be able to tell what something is (and often to know its name), as in He immediately identified/recognized it as a monarch butterfly.

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   Synonyms for IDENTIFY: distinguish, pinpoint, find, locate, recognize, determine, diagnose, investigate; Antonyms of IDENTIFY: conceal, hide, disguise, camouflage, simulate, feign, counterfeit, sham.

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   Find 3,378 synonyms for identify and other similar words that you can use instead based on 16 separate contexts from our thesaurus.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › thesaurus › identifyIDENTIFY - 31 Synonyms and Antonyms - Cambridge English

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   verb. These are words and phrases related to identify. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of identify. You can identify me by a green carnation in my lapel. Synonyms. recognize. know. distinguish. determine. place. designate. pick out. single out. tell the identity of. be sure of. verify. specify. ID.

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   Synonyms for IDENTIFY in English: recognize, place, name, remember, spot, label, flag, catalogue, tag, diagnose, ….

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   What's the definition of Identify in thesaurus? Most related words/phrases with sentence examples define Identify meaning and usage.

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   identified. v past p. identify. WordReference English Thesaurus © 2024. Sense: Verb: recognize. Synonyms: distinguish, recognize, recognise (UK), make out (informal), pick out, ID (informal), place, put a name to, single out, name, label, spot. Sense: Verb: determine. Synonyms:

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    Synonyms for IDENTIFY: name, classify, recognize, pinpoint, discover, distinguish, describe, finger, associate, brand, place, catalog, designate, diagnose, establish, find; Antonyms for IDENTIFY: mistake, confuse.

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    Different ways to say 'identify'. Find more synonyms and antonyms for 'identify' at bab.la.