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Identify

/aɪˈdɛn.tɪ.faɪ/

To establish the identity of someone or something.

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📖 Definitions of "Identify"

verb

1
To establish the identity of someone or something.
2
To disclose the identity of someone.
"The Associated Press will not identify the suspect of the crime because he is a juvenile."
3
To establish the taxonomic classification of an organism.
4
To equate or make the same; to unite or combine into one.

🔄 Synonyms of "Identify"

7 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
keynoun	(countable) An object designed to open and close a lock.
describeverb	(transitive) To represent in words.
distinguishverb	To recognize someone or something as different from others based on its characteristics.
namenoun	Any nounal word or phrase which indicates a particular person, place, class, or thing.
key outverb	(transitive) To remove (something) or make (something) transparent in a scene through the use of a chromakey.
discoververb	(transitive) To find or learn something for the first time.
placenoun	(physical) An area; somewhere within an area.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Identify"

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Word	Definition
describeverb	(transitive) To represent in words.
nameverb	Any nounal word or phrase which indicates a particular person, place, class, or thing.
distinguishverb	To recognize someone or something as different from others based on its characteristics.
discoververb	(transitive) To find or learn something for the first time.
placeverb	(transitive) To put (someone or something) in a specific location.
keyverb	To fit (a lock) with a key.
key outverb	(transitive) To remove (something) or make (something) transparent in a scene through the use of a chromakey.
identifiernoun	Something that identifies or uniquely points to something or someone else.
identificationnoun	A document or documents serving as evidence of a person's identity.
designateverb	To mark out and make known; to point out; to indicate; to show; to distinguish by marks or description
designationnoun	That which designates; a distinguishing mark or name; distinctive title; appellation.
referverb	(transitive) To direct the attention of (someone toward something)
definingverb	Serving to define or distinguish.
indicateverb	(transitive, sometimes with 'of') To point out; to discover; to direct to a knowledge of; to show; to make known.
indicationnoun	A fact that shows that something exists or may happen.
specifyingnoun	The act or process of stating or describing something clearly and exactly.
specifyverb	(transitive) To state explicitly, or in detail, or as a condition.
defined	Having a definition or value.
tellverb	(transitive, ditransitive) To convey by speech; to say.
informverb	(transitive) To communicate knowledge to.