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`i-den-ti-fy (i-dénite-fr)
`y. i-den-ti•fied, i-den-ti•fy•ing, i-den -ti -fies
`V. tr.
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`1.
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`a. To establish or recognize the identity of; ascertain as a certain person or thing: Can you identify what kind of
`plane that is? I identified the man at the next table as a famous actor.
`b. Biology To determine the taxonomic classification of (an organism).
`c. To ascertain as having a certain characteristic or feature: job candidates who are identified as overqualified;
`children who have been identified with hearing loss.
`2. To consider as identical or united; equate: The Greek god Ares is identified with the Roman god Mars.
`3. To associate or affiliate closely with: writers who are identified with modernism.
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`1. To consider oneself as sharing certain characteristics or attitudes as another: She identifies strongly with her
`grandmother.
`2. To associate oneself with or admire something, such as a set of ideas: a language learner who identifies with a
`new culture.
`3. To believe or assert that one belongs to a certain group or class: She identifies as a libertarian. He identifies as
`bisexual.
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`V. intr.
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`[Medieval Latin identificare, to make to resemble: Late Latin identitäs, identity; see identity + Latin -ficare, -fy.]
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`i•deniti•fita•ble adj.
`i•deniti•fita•bly adv.
`i•deniti•fiter n.
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`identify (ai'dcnti.fai)
`vb (mainly tr) , -fies, -fying or -fied
`1. to prove or recognize as being a certain person or thing, determine the identity of
`2. to consider as the same or equivalent
`3. (often foil by: with) to consider (oneself) as similar to another
`4. to determine the taxonomic classification of (a plant or animal)
`5. (Psychology) psychol (usually foll by: with) to engage in identification
`identifiable adj
`identifiably adv
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`i•den-ti-fy (a' den te.fai, i'dgn-)
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`v -fied, -fy.ing. v.t.
`1. to recognize or establish as being a particular person or thing; verify the identity of.
`2. to serve as a means of identification for.
`3. to regard or treat as the same or identical; make identical.
`4. to associate, as in name, feeling, interest, or action: They identified him with the old regime.
`5. to determine to what group (a given biological specimen) belongs.
`6. to associate (one or oneself) with another person or a group by identification.
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`vi.
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`7. to experience psychological identification: The audience identified with the main character.
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`[1635-45; < Medieval Latin identificare, derivative of identitas identity]
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`i•deniti•fra•ble, adj.
`i•deniti•frer, n.
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`identify
`Past participle: identified
`Gerund: identifying
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`Imperative
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`Imperative
`identify
`identify
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`Verb 1. identify - recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something; She identified the man on the
`'wanted' poster"
`= place
`4--> differentiate, distinguish, secern, secernate, severalise, severalize, tell apart, separate, tell - mark as
`different; "We distinguish several kinds of maple"
`4—*set, determine - fix conclusively or authoritatively; "set the rules"
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`2. identify - 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"
`= name
`<--> denote, refer - have as a meaning; "multi-' denotes 'many'"
`<—> enumerate, itemize, itemise, recite - specify individually; "She enumerated the many obstacles she had
`encountered"; "The doctor recited the list of possible side effects of the drug"
`<--> number, list - enumerate; "We must number the names of the great mathematicians"
`<--> announce - give the names of; "He announced the winners of the spelling bee"
`3. identify - consider (oneself) as similar to somebody else; "He identified with the refugees"
`<—> consider, regard, view, reckon, see - deem to be; "She views this quite differently from me"; "I consider her
`to be shallow"; "I don't see the situation quite as negatively as you do"
`4. identify - conceive of as united or associated, "Sex activity is closely identified with the hypothalamus"
`<—> associate, colligate, link, relate, tie in, connect, link up - make a logical or causal connection; "I cannot
`connect these two pieces of evidence in my mind"; "colligate these facts"; "I cannot relate these events at all"
`5. identify - identify as in botany or biology, for example
`= key, key out, describe, distinguish, name, discover
`6. identify - consider to be equal or the same; "He identified his brother as one of the fugitives"
`<--> recognize, recognise - perceive to be the same
`<--> misidentify, mistake - identify incorrectly; "Don't mistake her for her twin sister"
`<--> type, typecast - identify as belonging to a certain type; "Such people can practically be typed"
`<--> taste - distinguish flavors; "We tasted wines last night"
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`identify
`verb
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`1. = recognize, place, name, remember, spot, label, flag, catalogue, tag, diagnose, classify, make out,
`pinpoint, recollect, put your finger on (informal) I tried to identify her perfume.
`2. E establish, spot, confirm, finger (informal, chiefly U.S.), demonstrate, pick out, single out, certify, verify,
`validate, mark out, substantiate, corroborate Police have already identified around 10 suspects.
`3. E determine, establish, discover, fix, work out, decide on, settle on, ascertain, deduce, make up your mind
`on Having identified the problem, we now need to overcome it.
`identify something or someone with something or someone E equate with, associate with, think of in connection
`with, put in the same category as Audiences identify her with roles depicting sweet, passive women.
`identify with someone E relate to, understand, respond to, feel for, ally with, empathize with, speak the same
`language as, put yourself in the place or shoes of, see through another's eyes, be on the same wavelength as -
`would only play the role if she could identify with the character.
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`identify verb
`1. To set off by or as if by a mark indicating ownership or manufacture:
`= brand, label, mark, tag, trademark.
`2. To establish the identification of:
`E pinpoint, place, recognize.
`Slang: finger.
`Idiom: put one's finger on.
`3. To represent as similar:
`= analogize, assimilate, compare, equate, liken, match, parallel.
`4. To come or bring together in one's mind or imagination:
`= associate, bracket, connect, correlate, couple, link.
`5. To associate or affiliate oneself closely with a person or group:
`= empathize, relate, sympathize.
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`Translations
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`identificar
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`reconocer
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`identify [ai dentifal
`A. VT [+ person, problem] identificar
`to identify o.s —> identificarse
`to identify os. with —> identificarse. con
`B. Vito identify with —> identificarse con
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`identify (ai'dentifai) verb
`1. to recognize as being a certain person etc. Would you be able to identify the man who robbed you?; He identified
`the coat as his brotherrs.identificaf
`2. to think of as being the same. He identifies beauty with goodness.identificar
`identification (-fi) noun
`identificación
`identify with
`to feel in sympathy with (eg a character in a story). identificarse con
`identify oneself with / be identified with
`to be associated with or give one's full support or interest to (a political party etc). identificarse con
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`Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
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`identify __* identificar
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`Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
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`identify
`v identificar; reconocer.
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`English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
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`identify vt (pret & pp -fled) identificar; vi to — with identificarse con
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