IDENTIFY

• (verb) consider to be equal or the same

  "He identified his brother as one of the fugitives"

• (verb) recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something

  "She identified the man on the 'wanted' poster"

  synonyms : place

• (verb) identify as in botany or biology, for example

  synonyms : describe , discover , distinguish , key , key out , name

• (verb) consider (oneself) as similar to somebody else

  "He identified with the refugees"

• (verb) conceive of as united or associated

  "Sex activity is closely identified with the hypothalamus"

• (verb) give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property

  "Many senators were named in connection with the scandal", "The almanac identifies the auspicious months"

  synonyms : name

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