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.
identifyverb
To establish the taxonomic classification of an organism.
identifyverb
To equate two or more things.
identifyverb
To have a strong affinity with; to feel oneself to be modelled on or connected to.
identifyverb
To associate oneself with some group.
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.
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
Identifyverb
to establish the identity of; to prove to be the same with something described, claimed, or asserted; as, to identify stolen property
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.]
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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
A good risk manager first seeks to identify all risks, then eliminate and mitigate those practices that might give rise to a claim.
We’re going to have a very challenging time ... trying to identify it back to its source, and if we fail, ... that’s going to be increased evidence for policymakers to see the importance of gear marking and potentially bring those kinds of regulations to the front.
It's a gamble. And you're betting against professional institutions, not layman retail investors, this game is very demanding in your ability to identify and assess risks.
Give us time to identify the bodies in the morgue ; don't take them away as unidentified.
I’ve always maintained that I ’m going to tell you my truth, whatever that is, and if you think that two people, regardless of their gender or how they identify, do n’t deserve to be married and love each other, I do n’t want your vote. I ’m begging you, vote for somebody else.
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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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