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Meaning of 'identify' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Identify [ v. i.]
- To become the same; to coalesce in interest, purpose, use, effect, etc.
2 . Identify [ v. t.]
- To make to be the same; to unite or combine in such a manner as to make one; to treat as being one or having the same purpose or effect; to consider as the same in any relation.
- To establish the identity of; to prove to be the same with something described, claimed, or asserted; as, to identify stolen property.

Meaning of 'identify' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . identify [ v]
Meaning (1):
- consider to be equal or the same
Example in sentence:
  • He identified his brother as one of the fugitives
Meaning (2):
- consider (oneself) as similar to somebody else
Example in sentence:
  • He identified with the refugees
Meaning (3):
- give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property
Example in sentence:
  • Many senators were named in connection with the scandal;
  • The almanac identifies the auspicious months
Meaning (4):
- conceive of as united or associated
Example in sentence:
  • Sex activity is closely identified with the hypothalamus
Meaning (5):
- recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something
Example in sentence:
  • She identified the man on the `wanted' poster

Nearby Words:

ide idea ideal idealess idealism idealist idealistic idealities ideality idealization

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