Definition of identify

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Definition of identify

  • give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. name
  • identify as in botany or biology, for example (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. describe
    2. discover
    3. distinguish
    4. key
    5. key out
    6. name
  • recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. place
  • conceive of as united or associated (verb)
  • consider (oneself) as similar to somebody else (verb)
  • consider to be equal or the same (verb)

See definition of identify in Merriam Webster