IDENTIFY


Meaning of IDENTIFY in English

verb

ADVERB

▪ accurately , correctly , rightly

The new test will enable us to ~ more accurately patients who are most at risk.

Did you ~ all the pictures correctly?

▪ falsely , incorrectly , mistakenly , wrongly

▪ positively

▪ clearly , unambiguously , unequivocally , uniquely

We have not yet clearly identified the source of the pollution.

a serial number that uniquely identifies the disk

▪ formally

Someone has to formally ~ the body.

▪ easily , readily

I could ~ him easily if I saw him again.

▪ quickly , rapidly

Business trends are rapidly identified by this system.

▪ tentatively

All three structures dated to the third century and were tentatively identified as shrines.

▪ reliably

▪ properly

▪ successfully

Jaime successfully identified all 45 different species.

▪ automatically

a computer program to automatically ~ any query ending with a question mark

▪ explicitly , specifically

The pressbook did not specifically ~ the film's setting.

▪ publicly

Ms. Wilson was publicly identified as a CIA operative.

▪ initially , originally

▪ visually

The surgeon visually identifies and cuts out the cancerous tissue.

VERB + IDENTIFY

▪ be able to , be unable to , can , manage to

tests that can ~ people at risk of cancer

▪ be easy to , be possible to

▪ be difficult to , struggle to

▪ be necessary to , need to

▪ attempt to , endeavour/endeavor to , seek to , strive to , try to

▪ hope to

The researchers hope to ~ ways to improve the treatment.

▪ learn to

Participants learn to ~ different species by their calls.

▪ allow sb to , be used to , enable sb to , help to , serve to

▪ decline to , refuse to

The newspaper declined to ~ the source of the allegations.

▪ fail to

Most students failed to ~ the quotation.

PHRASES

▪ efforts to ~ sb/sth

He has stepped up efforts to ~ and acquire other small companies.

▪ a means of ~ing sb/sth , a way of ~ing sb/sth , a way to ~ sb/sth

one means of ~ing the disease in its early stages

PHRASAL VERBS

identify with sb

ADVERB

▪ closely , completely , fully , strongly

She identified strongly with the main character in the play.

▪ readily

VERB + IDENTIFY WITH

▪ can

I can't ~ with men like him.

identify sb with sth

ADVERB

▪ closely

The policy is closely identified with the President himself.

▪ clearly

▪ increasingly

Great orchestras came to be identified increasingly with German conductors.

Identify is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ report , ↑ research , ↑ researcher , ↑ scientist , ↑ study , ↑ survey , ↑ witness

Identify is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ area , ↑ barrier , ↑ category , ↑ cause , ↑ characteristic , ↑ compound , ↑ culprit , ↑ danger , ↑ defect , ↑ deficiency , ↑ disability , ↑ error , ↑ extent , ↑ factor , ↑ failing , ↑ fault , ↑ flaw , ↑ gap , ↑ gene , ↑ killer , ↑ limitation , ↑ link , ↑ location , ↑ murderer , ↑ need , ↑ niche , ↑ objective , ↑ pattern , ↑ priority , ↑ problem , ↑ remains , ↑ requirement , ↑ risk , ↑ role , ↑ saving , ↑ shortcoming , ↑ site , ↑ source , ↑ strain , ↑ strength , ↑ suspect , ↑ symptom , ↑ target , ↑ theme , ↑ trait , ↑ trend , ↑ type , ↑ victim , ↑ virus , ↑ vulnerability , ↑ way , ↑ weakness

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