1. (

• identify ,
• place

) recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something; "She identified the man on the `wanted' poster" ;

2. (

• 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" ;

3. (

• identify ,

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

4. (

• identify ,

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

5. (

• identify ,
• discover ,
• key ,
• key_out ,
• distinguish ,
• describe ,
• name ,

) identify as in botany or biology, for example ;

6. (

• identify ,

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

1. (

• identified

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