identify

1. (transitive) To establish the identity of someone or something.
2. (transitive) To disclose the identity of someone.
3. (transitive) To establish the taxonomic classification of an organism.
4. (transitive) To equate or make the same; to unite or combine into one.
5. (reflexive) To have a strong affinity with; to feel oneself to be modelled on or connected to.
6. (intransitive) To associate oneself with some group; to feel, or believe one feels, the same way.
7. (reflexive) To claim an identity; to describe oneself as a member of a group; to assert the use of a particular term to describe oneself.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/aɪˈdɛn.(t)ə.faɪ/

Etymology

From French identifier, from Medieval Latin identicus + Latin faciō.

Synonyms

recognize

recognise

name

know

distinguish

identification

locate

equate

mention

spot

describe

place

discriminate

key

🔑

point out

discover

determine

give a name to

investigate

key out

diagnoze

express

finger

identifying

examine

detect

give the name

get wind of

hold

identity

indicate

inspect

introduce

label

🏷️

liken

log in

make

mark

marker

organize

peg

perceive

pinpoint

position

present

procure

prove

provoke

put one’s finger on

read

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Translations

identifier

identificare

identificar

identificar

identificeren

identificar

identifizieren

αναγνωρίζω

vereenzelvigen

riconoscere

menzionare

identificar

gleichsetzen

situer

s’identifier à

Sentences

By observing these subjects , Johnson helped Masters identify the four stages of sexual response .