verb trans
to establish the identity of (somebody or something)
They identified the murderer by his fingerprints
to discover by observation or analysis
to determine the taxonomic category, e.g. the species, to which (a plant or animal) belongs
to consider (two or more things) to be identical
(+ with) to equate or link (somebody, oneself, or something) with another person or thing
(+ with) to consider (oneself) as sharing the same qualities or experiences as somebody else
He could identify himself with the hero of the play
(+ with) to equate or link (somebody, oneself, or something) with another person or thing
Groups such as these are closely identified with the conservation movement
to consider (two or more things) to be identical
(usu + with) to consider that one shares the same qualities or experiences as somebody else
He could identify with the hero of the play