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- pronunciation:
- aI
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faI
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Explorer
part of speech: |
transitive verb |
inflections: |
identifies, identifying, identified |
definition 1: |
to determine or prove the identity of (someone or something).
She identified him as the man who had robbed the store.You'll need a passport or driver's license to identify yourself.It proved difficult to identify the source of the problem.- synonyms:
- denominate, designate, name, specify
- similar words:
- choose, discern, discriminate, distinguish, label, mark, pick out, pinpoint, point out, recognize, select, single out
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definition 2: |
to associate or connect (usu. fol. by "with").
The candidate did not want to identify himself with any radical organizations.I don't want to be identified with my brother because I cannot agree with what he is doing.- synonyms:
- associate, connect, relate
- similar words:
- affiliate, ally, involve
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definition 3: |
to regard as being the same; equate.
We tend to identify these concepts because the distinctions are so subtle.- synonyms:
- equate
- similar words:
- connect, link, parallel
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related words: |
attribute, call, designate, feature, name, place, specify, spot |
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part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
definition: |
to feel oneself to be in the position or situation of another.
Having recently lost her own spouse, she identified with this man in his grief.I find it hard to identify with her because she has so much and I have so little.- synonyms:
- relate, sympathize
- similar words:
- commiserate
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related words: |
relate |
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derivations: |
identifiable (adj.), identified (adj.), identifier (n.) |
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