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| 1. | [ verb ] recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something | |
| Synonyms: | place | |
| Examples: | "She identified the man on the "wanted" poster" |
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| Related terms: | determine distinguish identity identification | |
| 2. | [ verb ] give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property | |
| Synonyms: | name | |
| Examples: | "Many senators were named in connection with the scandal" "The almanac identifies the auspicious months" |
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| Related terms: | denote enumerate announce number identity identification naming | |
| 3. | [ verb ] consider (oneself) as similar to somebody else | |
| Examples: | "He identified with the refugees" |
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| Related terms: | see identification | |
| 4. | [ verb ] conceive of as united or associated | |
| Examples: | "Sex activity is closely identified with the hypothalamus" |
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| Related terms: | relate associate designation | |
| 5. | [ verb ] as in botany or biology, for example | |
| Synonyms: | describe name key distinguish key_out discover | |
| Related terms: | name identity classify | |
| 6. | [ verb ] consider to be equal or the same | |
| Examples: | "He identified his brother as one of the fugitives" |
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| Related terms: | recognize mistake type taste identity | |
| Similar spelling: |
identifying identity identifier identified identically Identikit identical |
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