What does identify mean?
Definitions for identify
aɪˈdɛn təˌfaɪ, ɪˈdɛn-iden·ti·fy
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word identify.
Princeton's WordNet
identify, placeverb
recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something
"She identified the man on the 'wanted' poster"
name, 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"
identifyverb
consider (oneself) as similar to somebody else
"He identified with the refugees"
identifyverb
conceive of as united or associated
"Sex activity is closely identified with the hypothalamus"
identify, discover, key, key out, distinguish, describe, nameverb
identify as in botany or biology, for example
identifyverb
consider to be equal or the same
"He identified his brother as one of the fugitives"
GCIDE
Identifyverb
To coalesce in interest, purpose, use, effect, etc.; to associate oneself in name, goals, or feelings; usually used with with; as, he identified with the grief she felt at her father's death.
Wiktionary
identifyverb
To establish the identity of someone or something.
Etymology: From identifier, from + facio.
identifyverb
To establish the taxonomic classification of an organism.
Etymology: From identifier, from + facio.
identifyverb
To equate two or more things.
Etymology: From identifier, from + facio.
identifyverb
To have a strong affinity with; to feel oneself to be modelled on or connected to.
Etymology: From identifier, from + facio.
identifyverb
To associate oneself with some group.
Etymology: From identifier, from + facio.
identifyverb
To claim an identity; to describe oneself as a member of a group; to assert the use of a particular term to describe oneself.
Etymology: From identifier, from + facio.
identifyverb
To map a number of points to one.
Etymology: From identifier, from + facio.
Webster Dictionary
Identifyverb
to make to be the same; to unite or combine in such a manner as to make one; to treat as being one or having the same purpose or effect; to consider as the same in any relation
Etymology: [Cf. F. identifier. See Identity, and -fy.]
Identifyverb
to establish the identity of; to prove to be the same with something described, claimed, or asserted; as, to identify stolen property
Etymology: [Cf. F. identifier. See Identity, and -fy.]
Identifyverb
to become the same; to coalesce in interest, purpose, use, effect, etc
Etymology: [Cf. F. identifier. See Identity, and -fy.]
Freebase
Identify
"Identify" is a pop–ballad written by Billy Corgan and performed by Natalie Imbruglia for the soundtrack to the film Stigmata. The track was released as a single from the soundtrack on 22 March 1999. The single was only released promotionally, and was therefore ineligible to chart. The track also appears on the Taiwanese edition of Imbruglia's debut studio album Left of the Middle, and later as a bonus track on the Japanese version of her greatest hits compilation, Glorious: The Singles 1997-2007.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Identify
ī-den′ti-fī, v.t. to make to be the same: to ascertain or prove to be the same:—pa.p. iden′tified.—adj. Iden′tifiable.—n. Identificā′tion.—Identify one's self with, to take an active part in the promotion of. [Fr. identifier—L., as if identicus—idem, the same, facĕre, to make.]
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'identify' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2095
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'identify' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2299
Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'identify' in Verbs Frequency: #172
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of identify in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of identify in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of identify in a Sentence
Some people think only black and brown folks who see themselves as potential victims will identify and experience health impacts, but we have data that shows despite color, if a person is exposed to racism, it hurts them too. It really actually hurts all of us.
Every human may not seem good to you. But, every person has at least one good quality. Thus, identify it, appreciate it and then learn something new. For surely, there is something good in every human. ~Emeasoba George
The big problem is to identify the victims, and there is a Syrian community here, and by way of Facebook, by way of reaching out for possible contacts, we have an easier way to make contact than the official authorities.
The Justice Department on Monday:
Having chosen this supremely unusual means of enforcing its unconstitutional law, Texas bears the obligation to identify an alternative form of injunctive relief if it is dissatisfied with the particular mechanism adopted by the district court. Tellingly, Texas has not done so.
Damages range from completely destroyed homes, damaged homes, to trees and power lines down, the initial response of emergency responders was to locate and identify any injured individuals.
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Translations for identify
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- تحديدArabic
- апазнава́ць, апазна́цьBelarusian
- identificar, identificar-seCatalan, Valencian
- identifikovatCzech
- gleichsetzen, identifizierenGerman
- identigiEsperanto
- identificarse, identificarSpanish
- شناساییPersian
- identifioida, samastua, samaistua, tunnistaa, samastaa, samaistaaFinnish
- identifier, s'identifier àFrench
- comharraichScottish Gaelic
- की पहचानHindi
- idantifyeHaitian Creole
- לזהותHebrew
- 識別Japanese
- изедначува, идентификува, препознава, поистоветуваMacedonian
- identificeren, determinerenDutch
- identifisere seg, identifisereNorwegian Nynorsk
- identifisere seg, identifisereNorwegian
- identificarOccitan
- [[identificar]]-[[se]], identificarPortuguese
- идентифицироваться, опознавать, солидаризироваться, опознать, отождествляться, отождествлять, отождествиться, отождествить, идентифицироватьRussian
- poistovetiti, поистоветитиSerbo-Croatian
- identifiera sig, identifieraSwedish
- belirlemekTurkish
- nhận địnhVietnamese
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