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identify
'identify' - used as a verb
1. recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something
She identified the man on the 'wanted' poster
2. give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property
The almanac identifies the auspicious months
3. consider (oneself) as similar to somebody else
He identified with the refugees
4. conceive of as united or associated
Sex activity is closely identified with the hypothalamus
5. identify as in botany or biology, for example
6. consider to be equal or the same
He identified his brother as one of the fugitives

derived forms
1. Identify / Past
identified
2. Identify / Third Person
identifies
3. Identify / Present Participle
identifying
Variations of 'identify'
 
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