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i⋅den⋅ti⋅fy
[ahy-den-tuh-fahy, i-den-]
verb, -fied, -fy⋅ing.–verb (used with object)
| 1. | to recognize or establish as being a particular person or thing; verify the identity of: to identify handwriting; to identify the bearer of a check. |
| 2. | to serve as a means of identification for: His gruff voice quickly identified him. |
| 3. | to make, represent to be, or regard or treat as the same or identical: They identified Jones with the progress of the company. |
| 4. | to associate in name, feeling, interest, action, etc. (usually fol. by with): He preferred not to identify himself with that group. |
| 5. | Biology. to determine to what group (a given specimen) belongs. |
| 6. | Psychology. to associate (one or oneself) with another person or a group of persons by identification. |
–verb (used without object)
| 7. | to experience psychological identification: The audience identified with the play's characters. |
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Identify
I*den"ti*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Identified; p. pr. & vb. n. Identifying.] [Cf. F. identifier. See Identity, and -fy.]1. 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. Every precaution is taken to identify the interests of the people and of the rulers. --D. Ramsay. Let us identify, let us incorporate ourselves with the people. --Burke. 2. To establish the identity of; to prove to be the same with something described, claimed, or asserted; as, to identify stolen property.Identify
I*den"ti*fy\, v. i. To become the same; to coalesce in interest, purpose, use, effect, etc. [Obs. or R.] An enlightened self-interest, which, when well understood, they tell us will identify with an interest more enlarged and public. --Burke.
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Language Translation for : identify
Spanish:
identificar,
German:
identifizieren,
Japanese:
確認する
identify
1644, "regard as the same," from Fr. identifier, from identité (see identity). Sense of "recognize" first recorded 1769. I.D. (pronounced as separate letters), short for identification, is attested from 1955.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: iden·ti·fy
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: -fied; -fy·ing
1 : to consider as united or associated (as in interests or principles)
2 : to establish the identity of <identifying the suspect>
3 : to specify or designate (goods) as the object of a contract —used in the phrase identify to the contract
NOTE: Under the Uniform Commercial Code, once goods are identified to a contract, the buyer has a special property interest and an insurable interest in the goods. This gives the buyer the right to seek damages and other relief. This identification can be done at any time and in any manner agreed to by the parties or as otherwise specified in the U.C.C. —iden·ti·fi·able adjective —iden·ti·fi·ca·tion noun
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Main Entry: iden·ti·fy
Pronunciation: I-'dent-&-"fI, &-
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: -fied; -fy·ing
transitivesenses
: to determine the taxonomic position of (a biological specimen) identify intransitive senses
: to undergo or experience psychological identification<identify with the hero of a novel>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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