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identify
[ ahy-den-tuh-fahy, ih-den- ]
verb (used with object)
- to recognize or establish as being a particular person or thing; verify the identity none of:
to identify handwriting; to identify the bearer of a check.
Synonyms: , , ,
- to serve as a means of identification none for:
His gruff voice quickly identified him.
- to make, represent to be, or regard or treat as the same or identical:
They identified Jones with the progress of the company.
- to associate in name, feeling, interest, action, etc. (usually followed by with ):
He preferred not to identify himself with that group.
- Biology. to determine to what group (a given specimen) belongs.
- Psychology. to associate (one or oneself ) with another person or a group of persons by identification none.
verb (used without object)
- to associate oneself in feeling, interest, action, etc., with a specified group or belief system (usually followed by as or with ):
He identifies as bisexual. She identifies with feminism. My family identifies Hispanic.
- to experience psychological identification:
The audience identified with the play's characters.
identify
/ ɪˈɛԳɪˌڲɪ /
verb
- to prove or recognize as being a certain person or thing; determine the identity of
- to consider as the same or equivalent
- also introften foll bywith to consider (oneself) as similar to another
- to determine the taxonomic classification of (a plant or animal)
- intrusually foll bywith psychol to engage in identification
Derived Forms
- ˈԳپˌھ, adjective
- ˈԳپˌھ, adverb
Other 51Թ Forms
- ·t·ھa· adjective
- ·t·ھa·i·ٲ ·t·ھa··ness noun
- ·t·ھe noun
- v··t·ڲ verb overidentified overidentifying
- i·t·ڲ verb (used with object) preidentified preidentifying
- i·t·ڲ verb (used with object) reidentified reidentifying
- un·t·ھa· adjective
- ܲi·t·ھa· adverb
- ܲi·t·ھ adjective
- ܲi·t·ڲiԲ adjective
- ɱ-·t·ھ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of identify1
Example Sentences
There are a number of parody accounts for the platform's owner, identifying themselves as impersonations in various ways.
“I just tried to do by rules and wait,” said Slavik, who asked to be identified by his nickname for fear of retribution.
Muir said a strategic wildfire group was established following the 2021 fire, which identified a need for a wildfire management plan for a number of areas, including the Mournes.
But a former Ofsted inspector told us the regulator is not conducting enough inspections to identify poor practice and protect children.
It is more common in people identifying as men and in certain populations, like bodybuilders.
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