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identify - recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something; "She identified the man on the 'wanted' poster" |
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determine,
set fix conclusively or authoritatively; "set the rules"
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secern,
secernate,
severalise,
severalize,
tell apart,
distinguish,
differentiate,
tell,
separate distinguish or separate
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identify - identify as in botany or biology, for example |
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discover,
key,
distinguish,
describe,
name |
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class,
assort,
sort,
classify,
sort out,
separate arrange or order by classes or categories; "How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?"
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identify - consider to be equal or the same; "He identified his brother as one of the fugitives" |
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recognise,
recognize perceive to be the same
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misidentify,
mistake identify incorrectly; "Don't mistake her for her twin sister"
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type,
typecast identify as belonging to a certain type; "Such people can practically be typed"
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taste experience briefly; "The ex-slave tasted freedom shortly before she died"
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identify - consider (oneself) as similar to somebody else; "He identified with the refugees" |
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regard,
view,
reckon,
consider,
see look at attentively
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identify - conceive of as united or associated; "Sex activity is closely identified with the hypothalamus" |
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colligate,
tie in,
associate,
link up,
link,
relate,
connect be in connection with something relevant; "This ties in closely with his earlier remarks"
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