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Synonyms for identify

Grammar : Verb
Spell : ahy-den-tuh-fahy, ih-den-
Phonetic Transcription : aɪˈdɛn təˌfaɪ, ɪˈdɛn-

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Définition of identify

Origin :
  • 1640s, "regard as the same," from French identifier, from identité (see identity). Sense of "recognize" first recorded 1769. Meaning "make one (with), associate (oneself)" is from 1780. Sense of "serve as means of identification" is attested by 1886. Related: Identified; identifying.
  • verb recognize; label
Example sentences :
  • Why not take Farrell down to Brookfield to identify Mortimer.
  • Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
  • It did not need Mali-ya-bwana's whispered "faru" (rhinoceros) to identify the mound.
  • Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White
  • It does not require a professional beggar or a licensed guide to identify him.
  • Extract from : « The American Mind » by Bliss Perry
  • This is one of our most abundant mushrooms, and the easiest for the beginner to identify.
  • Extract from : « The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise » by M. E. Hard
  • Its manner of growth and its delicate shape of white will serve to identify it.
  • Extract from : « The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise » by M. E. Hard
  • The peculiar color of the stem will help to identify the species.
  • Extract from : « The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise » by M. E. Hard
  • Why, yes, he said: how can any reasonable being ever identify that which is infallible with that which errs?
  • Extract from : « The Republic » by Plato
  • But we are not justified, therefore, in attempting to identify them, any more than in wholly opposing them.
  • Extract from : « Charmides » by Plato
  • As to Mr. Rossi, I am now perfectly sure that he does not identify me at all.
  • Extract from : « The Eternal City » by Hall Caine
  • The name sounded familiar, but he could not seem to identify its owner.
  • Extract from : « Mary-'Gusta » by Joseph C. Lincoln

Antonyms for identify

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