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identify(dictionary)

identify (oh)



[T]
[Date: 1600-1700; Language: Late Latin; Origin: identificare, from Latin idem; IDENTITY]
to recognize and correctly name someone or something
::He was too far away to be able to identify faces.
::The police took fingerprints and identified the body .
identify sb/sth as sb/sth
::Eye witnesses identified the gunman as an army sergeant.
::The aircraft were identified as American.
to recognize something or discover exactly what it is, what its nature or origin is etc
::Scientists have identified the gene that causes abnormal growth.
::They identified a number of problem areas.
if a particular thing identifies someone or something, it makes them easy to recognize
identify sb as sb
::His accent identified him as a Frenchman.
identify with phr v
identify with sb/sth
to feel sympathy with someone or be able to share their feelings
::Humans can easily identify with the emotional expressions of chimpanzees.
::He identified with our distress and despair.
identify sb with sth
to think that someone is very closely related to or involved with something such as a political group
::She has always been identified with the radical left.
identify sth with sb/sth
to think that something is the same as, or closely related to, something else
::the attempt to identify crime with poverty and social problems