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   I·den·ti·fy

   /īˈden(t)əˌfī/

   

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   • 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’).

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   What does identified mean?

   • These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. IDENTIFIED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of identify 2. to recognize someone or something and say or….

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   What does it mean to identify a person?

   • You can easily remember the meaning of identify, a verb, when you recognize that it’s just a way to express the act of establishing identity — in other words, saying who or what something is. You might identify a Ming dynasty vase, a suspect in a bank robbery, or an ivory-billed woodpecker.

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   What does identify mean in a sentence?

   • Your vs. You're: How to Use Them Correctly The meaning of IDENTIFY is to perceive or state the identity of (someone or something). How to use identify in a sentence.

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   • identificar… identificar… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! IDENTIFY definition: 1. to recognize someone or something and say or prove who or what that person or thing is: 2. to…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of IDENTIFY is to perceive or state the identity of (someone or something). How to use identify in a sentence.

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   to recognize a problem, need, fact, etc. and to show that it exists: The research will be used to identify training needs. You need to identify your priorities. Fewer examples. A robin is easy to identify because of its red breast. After she had identified the body of her husband, the police asked her to collect his personal effects.

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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.

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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.

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   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.

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   recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something. “She identified the man on the 'wanted' poster” synonyms: place. see more. verb. give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property. “The almanac identifies the auspicious months” synonyms: name. see more. verb.

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   1 day ago · Definitions of identified. adjective. having the identity known or established. synonyms: known. apprehended with certainty.