# identify

Pronunciation: US say "y-DEN-tuh-fy" /aɪˈdɛn.(t)ə.faɪ/; UK say "y-DEN-ti-fy" /aɪˈdɛn.tɪ.faɪ/

## Verb

1. To work out or establish who someone is or what something is, including naming the species of a plant or animal.
   - Simple: To find out or say who someone is or what something is, such as which kind of plant or bird it is.
   - _Investigators used dental records to identify the victim._
   - _The app can identify plants from a single photo._
2. To reveal the identity of someone, making it known to others.
   - Simple: To make known who a person is, often by naming them.
   - _The newspaper refused to identify its source._
   - _Witnesses were too afraid to identify the attacker._
3. To feel closely connected to someone or something, sharing the feelings, values, or experiences of a person or group.
   - Simple: To feel that you are like someone, or that you share the feelings of a person or group.
   - _Many voters identify with the party that represents their values._
   - _He strongly identifies with his hometown team._
4. To claim a particular identity, describing oneself as a member of a group or by a particular term.
   - Simple: To say that you are part of a group, or that a certain word describes who you are.
   - _She identifies as a lifelong socialist._
   - _Many people in the survey identify as nonreligious._
5. To treat two things as equal or the same, or to combine them into a single thing.
   - Simple: To treat two things as being the same, or to join them into one.
   - _Many people identify success with a big salary, though plenty of well-paid workers are miserable._
   - _The theory identifies mind with brain activity._

## Origin

From French identifier, which was formed from Medieval Latin identicus ('the same') combined with the Latin verb faciō ('to make').

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/identify (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).