IDENTIFY

v. 1 classify, categorize, catalogue, pigeon-hole, sort (out), specify, pinpoint, home (in) on, name, label, tag, recognize, place, mark, label, tag, pinpoint, single out, point out, Colloq put one's finger on We are unable to identify the butterfly you caught 2 connect, associate, relate, ally She is closely identified with the success of the enterprise 3 diagnose, specify, name, recognize From the symptoms, the doctor identified the disease as bubonic plague 4 Usually, identify with. empathize (with), sympathize (with), relate (to), Colloq dig His problem is that he identifies too closely with his dog