identify
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(verb) consider to be equal or the same |
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Related Words: misidentify, mistake, recognize, taste, type, typecast |
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(verb) recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something; "She identified the man on the "wanted" poster" |
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Synonyms: place |
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Related Words: determine, differentiate, distinguish, secern, secernate, separate, set, severalize, tell, tell apart |
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(verb) as in in botany or biology, for example |
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Synonyms: describe, discover, distinguish, key, key out, name |
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(verb) consider (oneself) as similar to somebody else; "He identified with the refugees" |
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Related Words: consider, reckon, regard, see, view |
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(verb) "Sex activity is closely identified with the hypothalamus" |
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Related Words: associate, connect, link, relate, tie in |
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(verb) 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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Synonyms: name |
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Related Words: announce, denote, enumerate, itemize, list, number, refer |
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