IDENTIFY

I ·DEN ·TI ·FY 4 syllables

B1 · Intermediate 📏 8 letters 🎲 Scrabble 15 ✅ valid word

Useful in everyday and work contexts.

verb
  1. recognize as being
  2. give the name or identifying characteristics of
  3. consider (oneself) as similar to somebody else
  4. conceive of as united or associated

💬 Examples

  • "establish the identity of someone or something"
  • "She identified the man on the `wanted' poster"
  • "refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property"
  • "Many senators were named in connection with the scandal"
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