identify

identify

verb

Definition of IDENTIFY

1

to find out or establish the identity of <sufficient forensic evidence to allow investigators to identify the perpetrator>

Synonyms distinguish, finger, ID, pinpoint, single (out)

Related Words diagnose; determine, find; locate, pick out, place, recognize, spot; check, examine, inspect, investigate, notice, observe, scrutinize; betray, disclose, discover, reveal

Phrases put one's finger on

Near Antonyms camouflage, conceal, disguise, hide; counterfeit, feign, sham, simulate

2

to think of (something) in combination <for some reason, he always identified the color red with flowers>

Synonyms connect, correlate, identify, link, relate

Related Words compare, equate, liken; group, join, lump (together), tie (together)

Near Antonyms contrast, differentiate, discriminate, distinguish, separate, set off