identify

1. (verb) consider to be equal or the same
Related Words: misidentify, mistake, recognize, taste, type, typecast

2. (verb) recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something; "She identified the man on the "wanted" poster"
Synonyms: place
Related Words: determine, differentiate, distinguish, secern, secernate, separate, set, severalize, tell, tell apart

3. (verb) as in in botany or biology, for example
Synonyms: describe, discover, distinguish, key, key out, name

4. (verb) consider (oneself) as similar to somebody else; "He identified with the refugees"
Related Words: consider, reckon, regard, see, view

5. (verb) "Sex activity is closely identified with the hypothalamus"
Related Words: associate, connect, link, relate, tie in

6. (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"
Synonyms: name
Related Words: announce, denote, enumerate, itemize, list, number, refer



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