identify
IPA: aɪdˈɛntʌfaɪ
verb
- (transitive) To establish the identity of someone or something.
- (transitive) To disclose the identity of someone.
- (transitive, biology) To establish the taxonomic classification of an organism.
- (transitive) To equate or make the same; to unite or combine into one.
- (reflexive) To have a strong affinity with; to feel oneself to be modelled on or connected to.
- (intransitive) To associate oneself with some group; to feel, or believe one feels, the same way.
- (reflexive, with as) To claim an identity; to describe oneself as a member of a group; to assert the use of a particular term to describe oneself.
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Examples of "identify" in Sentences
- The sin that I need to discern, root out and identify is my own.
- Michael's supposed assumptions do not seem to be easy to identify from the brief statements he made in his post.
- But to avoid stereotypes and give the character a trait with which the reader can identify is a way to engage them and carry them along for the ride.
- What I was attempting to identify is that many parents and children do not understand all the potential dangers associated with sports-related head injuries.
- I'm not sure if identify is the right word, but I have a great deal of respect for Zora Neale Hurston whose writing is brilliant and whose path was difficult.
- What the two cartoon characters readily identify is that the government of Taiwan is still engaged in a civilizing project aimed against citizens it feels are lacking and in need of the strong authority of the KMT to transform them into “better” and possibly more “loyal” citizens.
- First of all, I entirely agree with Officer and a Lady when she writes that police officers are members of society and perhaps part of the problem that I have tried to identify is that both the police and civilians can lose sight of this important feature of our policing system and the philosophy of consent which always used to underpin it.
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