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identify

verb

iden·​ti·​fy ī-ˈden-tə-ˌfī How to pronounce identify (audio)
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identified; identifying; identifies

transitive verb

1
a
: to perceive or state the identity of (someone or something)
"It's the young man!" I thought, feeling my heart shoot as I identified him. Charlies Dickens
Mr. Mace identified the phial handed him by Counsel as that sold by him to "Mr. Inglethorp." Agatha Christie
Hitters say the spitball is easily identified because, while it has the speed of a fastball, it scarcely rotates. Ron Fimrite
b(1)
: to ascertain the identity of (someone or something that is unfamiliar or unknown)
He was able to quickly identify the problem.
Police have identified a person of interest.
Dr. McGovern explains that "identifying the cause of the disease is a breakthrough. …" The Chronicle of the Horse
(2)
: to determine the taxonomic position or category of (a biological specimen)
We were able to identify the plant as belonging to the nightshade family.
2
a
: to conceive as united (as in spirit, outlook, or principle)
These groups are identified with conservation.
b
: to cause to be or become identical
identified her interests with theirs
Sometimes people identify success with money, but for me it's giving of yourself. Lorna E. Barnes
In some strange way the boat became identified with himself, and just as it would have been useless for him to get up and steer the boat, so was it useless for him to struggle any longer with the irresistible force of his own feelings. Virginia Woolf

intransitive verb

1
: to feel a sense of unity (as of interests, purpose, or effect) and close emotional association : to engage in psychological identification
Many readers identify with the hero of a novel.
I could identify with the anxiety she was experiencing.
2
: to have or assert an identity of a specified kind
Of the high school students who participated, 77% identified as female, 20% identified as male, 2% identified as nonbinary … Elizabeth Beyer
3
archaic : to be or become the same
… new channels of communication will be opened between the States, the lines of separation will disappear, their interests will be identified, and their union cemented by new and indissoluble bonds. Thomas Jefferson

Synonyms

Example Sentences

She identified the dog as her lost pet. He was able to correctly identify the mushroom. The witness positively identified the suspect in the crime. The corpse was identified on the basis of dental records. They could not identify the source of the quotation. They had no difficulty in identifying the problem. We began by identifying what we needed for the job. We need to identify the causes of unemployment. See More
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Word History

First Known Use

1746, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a

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The first known use of identify was in 1746

Phrases Containing identify

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