Overview of verb identify

The verb identify has 6 senses

• identify, place -- (recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something; "She identified the man on the 'wanted' poster")


• name, identify -- (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")


• identify -- (consider (oneself) as similar to somebody else; "He identified with the refugees")


• identify -- (conceive of as united or associated; "Sex activity is closely identified with the hypothalamus")


• identify, discover, key, key out, distinguish, describe, name -- (identify as in botany or biology, for example)


• identify -- (consider to be equal or the same; "He identified his brother as one of the fugitives")

Overview of adj identified

The adj identified has 1 sense

• identified -- (having the identity known or established; "the identified bodies were released for burial")