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US
/aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ/
]
[ UK /aɪdˈɛntɪfˌaɪ/ ]
[ UK /aɪdˈɛntɪfˌaɪ/ ]
VERB
-
conceive of as united or associated
Sex activity is closely identified with the hypothalamus -
give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property
The almanac identifies the auspicious months
Many senators were named in connection with the scandal -
consider (oneself) as similar to somebody else
He identified with the refugees - identify as in botany or biology, for example
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consider to be equal or the same
He identified his brother as one of the fugitives -
recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something
She identified the man on the `wanted' poster
How To Use identify In A Sentence
- Cppd crystals are smaller rods, squares, or rhomboids and are difficult to identify with light microscopy.
- The new technique has been used to identify the sex of foetuses.
- This approach can also help identify where non-value-added steps exist in the care delivery process and where bottlenecks occur.
- An attempt will be made to identify best practice, to help bridge the gap between theoretical prescriptions and practical modelling procedures.
- We truly are much more team oriented and friendlike to our children than parents have tended to be in the past, in large part because we too identify with many of the peer and academic pressures that kids now face. Childhood Unbound
- Eventually almost all postwar writers whose work departs significantly from convention have come to be labeled "postmodernist," a term that has definable meaning but that also has been used as an aid in this lashing-out, a way to further disparage such writers both by lumping them together indiscriminately and by identifying their work as just another participant in literary fashion. Postmodernism
- One suggested the dolls could be used as models for identifying American spies. Times, Sunday Times
- The markings are so blurred that it is difficult to identify.
- We then repeat this fractionation process on these 10 compounds, rescreen them and find the active one, and then identify what that compound is. Odette Yustman in GQ Magazine
- Another is that our empathy appears to be limited to those we identify as part of our own family or tribe. Times, Sunday Times