identify
to associate in name, feeling, interest, action, etc. (usually fol. by with): He preferred not to identify himself with that group. Biology to determine to what group (a given specimen) belongs.
IDENTIFY definition: to recognize or establish as being a particular person or thing; verify the identity of. See examples of identify used in a sentence.
If a particular thing identifies someone or something, it makes them easy to recognize, by making them different in some way. She wore a little nurse''s hat on her head to identify her. [VERB
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