i·den·ti·fy

(ī-dĕn′tə-fī′)

v. i·den·ti·fied, i·den·ti·fy·ing, i·den·ti·fies

v. tr.

a. To establish or recognize the identity of; ascertain as a certain person or thing: Can you identify what kind of plane that is? I identified the man at the next table as a famous actor.

b. Biology To determine the taxonomic classification of (an organism).

c. To ascertain as having a certain characteristic or feature: job candidates who are identified as overqualified; children who have been identified with hearing loss.

2. To consider as identical or united; equate: The Greek god Ares is identified with the Roman god Mars.

3. To associate or affiliate closely with: writers who are identified with modernism.

v. intr.

1. To consider oneself as sharing certain characteristics or attitudes as another: She identifies strongly with her grandmother.

2. To associate oneself with or admire something, such as a set of ideas: a language learner who identifies with a new culture.

3. To believe or assert that one belongs to a certain group or class: She identifies as a libertarian. He identifies as bisexual.

[Medieval Latin identificāre, to make to resemble : Late Latin identitās, identity; see identity + Latin -ficāre, -fy.]

i·den′ti·fi′a·ble adj.

i·den′ti·fi′a·bly adv.

i·den′ti·fi′er n.

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Adj.

identifiable - capable of being identified

unidentifiable - impossible to identify

identifiable

adjective recognizable, noticeable, known, unmistakable, discernible, detectable, distinguishable, ascertainable He was easily identifiable by his oddly-shaped hat.

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Translations

identifiable

identificabile

identifiable

[aɪˌdentɪˈfaɪəbl] ADJ → identificable

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

identifiable

[aɪˌdɛntɪˈfaɪəb^əl] adj (= recognizable) → identifiable
easily identifiable → facilement identifiable
clearly identifiable → clairement identifiable
instantly identifiable → instantanément identifiable

identifiable

adj → erkennbar; (esp in scientific contexts) → identifizierbar; he is identifiable by his red hair → er ist an seinem roten Haar zu erkennen; that makes him/it identifiable → daran kann man ihn/es erkennen

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identifiable

[aɪˈdɛntɪˌfaɪəbl] adj → identificabile