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UK
/aɪdˈɛntɪfˌaɪd/
]
[ US /aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd/ ]
[ US /aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
having the identity known or established
the identified bodies were released for burial
How To Use identified In A Sentence
- He identified the corpse as the criminal hunted after.
- ‘Behind the scenes there are still a number of points that deserve attention,’ the unidentified official said, according to the semi-official Central News Agency.
- Meanwhile, doctors have identified still more reactions to stress that can increase our risk of cardiovascular disease. Times, Sunday Times
- Denim is identified as an "American cotton textile where the diagonal warp is a striped hickory cloth that was once associated with railroadmen's overalls, in which blue or black contrasting undyed white threads form the woven pattern. My God George Will is a bigger fashion snob than me! - dfi
- Police recovered what was later identified as a charred right human foot in the backyard and documented a fire pit with drag marks leading to it. Edmonton Sun
- Many behaviour patterns have been identified in the chimp colony.
- … Others can only be identified with a microscope, such as the majority of protozoa [single-celled animals], certain blood filariae [small larvae of pathogen parasites in the blood vessels], and the trichinae. Modern Science in the Bible
- He has identified ways to cut its 600m supply chain spending by 12% and devolved more responsibility to regional management teams. Times, Sunday Times
- We have a report that four unidentified persons have set up a rocket launcher two hundred yards west of seventeenth green.
- For example, the origin of ivory can be identified by its strontium isotopic composition, which reflects the diet of the elephant.