■ verb ( identifies , ~ing , identified )
1》 establish the identity of.
2》 recognize or select by analysis.
3》 ( ~ someone/thing with ) associate someone or something closely with.
↘( ~ with ) regard oneself as sharing the same characteristics or thinking as (someone else).
Derivatives
identifiable adjective
identifiably adverb
identifier noun
Origin
C17: from med. L. identificare , from late L. identitas (see identity ) + L. -ficare (from facere 'make').