IDENTIFY


Meaning of IDENTIFY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ī-ˈden-tə-ˌfī, ə- ]

verb

( -fied ; -fy·ing )

Date: 1644

transitive verb

1.

a. : to cause to be or become identical

b. : to conceive as united (as in spirit, outlook, or principle)

groups that are identified with conservation

2.

a. : to establish the identity of

b. : to determine the taxonomic position of (a biological specimen)

intransitive verb

1. : to be or become the same

2. : to practice psychological identification

identify with the hero of a novel

• iden·ti·fi·able -ˌden-tə-ˈfī-ə-bəl adjective

• iden·ti·fi·ably -blē adverb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.