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Synonyms for identify
aɪˈdɛn təˌfaɪ, ɪˈdɛn-iden·ti·fy
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identifyverb
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IDidentifyverb
To establish the identity of someone or something.
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IDidentifyverb
To establish the taxonomic classification of an organism.
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IDidentifyverb
To equate two or more things.
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IDidentifyverb
To have a strong affinity with; to feel oneself to be modelled on or connected to.
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IDidentifyverb
To associate oneself with some group.
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IDidentifyverb
To claim an identity; to describe oneself as a member of a group; to assert the use of a particular term to describe oneself.
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IDidentifyverb
To map a number of points to one.
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ID
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Princeton's WordNet
identify, placeverb
recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something
"She identified the man on the 'wanted' poster"
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put, aim, come out, key out, post, grade, range, set, describe, pose, place, name, locate, lay, invest, localize, send, site, rank, rate, direct, station, position, come in, distinguish, target, discover, order, key, point, commit, localisename, identifyverb
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"
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discover, place, list, appoint, bring up, mention, name, describe, advert, key out, diagnose, call, distinguish, cite, refer, nominate, key, make, constituteidentifyverb
consider (oneself) as similar to somebody else
"He identified with the refugees"
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describe, name, key, place, distinguish, key out, discoveridentifyverb
conceive of as united or associated
"Sex activity is closely identified with the hypothalamus"
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describe, name, key, place, distinguish, key out, discoveridentify, discover, key, key out, distinguish, describe, nameverb
identify as in botany or biology, for example
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account, detect, distinguish, chance upon, signalise, trace, let out, separate, place, secern, bring out, reveal, disclose, attain, let on, depict, cite, find, describe, get word, differentiate, fall upon, refer, strike, spot, report, nominate, make, pick out, see, find out, key, expose, bring up, give away, mark, break, appoint, severalise, tell apart, signalize, happen upon, delineate, list, divulge, make out, come across, key out, observe, get a line, notice, recognize, line, name, pick up, call, mention, draw, discern, advert, recognise, tell, unwrap, constitute, learn, come upon, light upon, get wind, chance on, diagnose, discover, secernate, severalize, hearidentifyverb
consider to be equal or the same
"He identified his brother as one of the fugitives"
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describe, name, key, place, distinguish, key out, discover
Dictionary of English Synonymes
identifyverb
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prove to be identical, prove to be the same, ascertain to be the sameidentifyverb
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make identical, regard as one, consider the sameidentifyverb
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become identical, be the same
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "identify":
identifying, determine, identification, detect, define, determining, find, identified, ascertain, pinpoint, identifies, indicate, locate, defining, establish, designate, specify, determination, recognize, discover, appoint, detecting, discern, i.d., assess, delineate, set, decide
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How to use identify in a sentence?
His face had been disfigured by acid and I had to ask the mortuary attendants to push his tongue back so we could identify him using his teeth.
I don't like to identify with either just because I feel like, depending on the policy, my views could change.
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu:
For a solution, we have to identify the parties to the solution. One party is clear, the regime. Another party is clear, the opposition. Opposition means moderate Syrian opposition, the genuine opposition, and this is the Syrian national coalition (formed in Riyadh).
Serious fall injuries such as hip fractures and head injuries are comparable to strokes in clinical importance for older adults, therefore, it is important to identify ways to prevent series fall injuries, particularly as the population is rapidly aging.
Environmental Protection Agency:
Under the Antideficiency Act, EPA must conduct an internal investigation and identify the persons responsible, however, EPA is dismissive of GAO’s legal decision. In fact, even though GAO issued its legal decision on December 14, EPA has not removed from its website the messages that GAO found to be covert propaganda and grass roots lobbying.
Translations for identify
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- تحديدArabic
- апазнава́ць, апазна́цьBelarusian
- identificar-se, identificarCatalan, Valencian
- identifikovatCzech
- identificereDanish
- gleichsetzen, identifizierenGerman
- identigiEsperanto
- identificar, identificarseSpanish
- شناساییPersian
- samastua, identifioida, samaistua, samastaa, samaistaa, tunnistaaFinnish
- identifier, s'identifier àFrench
- aithintIrish
- comharraichScottish Gaelic
- की पहचानHindi
- idantifyeHaitian Creole
- azonosítaniHungarian
- mengenaliIndonesian
- identificareItalian
- לזהותHebrew
- 識別Japanese
- identifyLatin
- поистоветува, изедначува, препознава, идентификуваMacedonian
- determineren, identificerenDutch
- identifisere seg, identifisereNorwegian Nynorsk
- identifisere seg, identifisereNorwegian
- identificarOccitan
- zidentyfikowaćPolish
- identificar, [[identificar]]-[[se]]Portuguese
- identificaRomanian
- солидаризироваться, идентифицировать, отождествить, отождествиться, отождествлять, отождествляться, идентифицироваться, опознать, опознаватьRussian
- поистоветити, poistovetitiSerbo-Croatian
- identifiera, identifiera sigSwedish
- belirlemekTurkish
- nhận địnhVietnamese
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