| verb | recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something “She identified the man on the 'wanted' poster” |
| verb | give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property “Many senators were named in connection with the scandal” |
| verb | consider (oneself) as similar to somebody else “He identified with the refugees” |
| verb | conceive of as united or associated “Sex activity is closely identified with the hypothalamus” |
| verb | identify as in botany or biology, for example |
| verb | consider to be equal or the same “He identified his brother as one of the fugitives” |
| identifiable | adjective | capable of being identified |
| identification | noun | the condition of having the identity (of a person or object) established |
| identity | noun | the individual characteristics by which a thing or person is recognized or known |
| naming | noun | the verbal act of naming |
| name | noun | a language unit by which a person or thing is known |