recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something
• "She identified the man on the 'wanted' poster"
syn: place
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" • "The almanac identifies the auspicious months"
syn: name
consider (oneself) as similar to somebody else
• "He identified with the refugees"
conceive of as united or associated
• "Sex activity is closely identified with the hypothalamus"
identify as in botany or biology, for example
syn: discover, key, key out