Meaning of "identify" : Online English Dictionary : Word Search by Wordhut.com

Meaning of identify

1. (v) consider to be equal or the same; "He identified his brother as one of the fugitives"

2. (v) recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something; "She identified the man on the ''wanted'' poster"

3. (v) identify as in botany or biology, for example

4. (v) consider (oneself) as similar to somebody else; "He identified with the refugees"

5. (v) conceive of as united or associated; "Sex activity is closely identified with the hypothalamus"

6. (v) give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property; "Many senators were named in connection with the scandal"; "The almanac identifies the auspicious months"

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