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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?
Knowledge without know-how is sterile. We use the word "academic" in a pejorative sense to identify this limitation.
Working together, the FBI will identify, pursue, and impose costs and consequences on individuals, groups, or nation states who use cyber means to threaten the United States or U.S. interests.
I would describe it now as a constant barrage, groups like ISIL and other terrorist organizations are constantly pushing out the message and trying to incite and inspire individuals toward violence. We’re conscious and aware of that and we’re working every day to counter that, identify it in advance and disrupt it.
Because a caucus does not provide for early or absentee voting, it is a true test of a ground game: the ability of campaigns to identify, win over, and deliver voters.
Defense Secretary Ashton Carter:
We are trying to recruit and identify people that... can be counted on -- that is, to fight, to have the right mindset and ideology.
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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