Meaning & use

identify

verb·Academic

To establish or recognize exactly who or what someone or something is.

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Witnesses helped police identify the man seen leaving the store.

The app can identify hundreds of bird species from a short recording of their song.

A note on using this word

Identify with someone means to feel you share their experiences or feelings, a distinct reflexive sense worth noting.

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