/aɪˈden.tɪ.faɪ/
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Meaning
To say who somebody is or what something is, because you know it or can see it clearly.
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Word origin
From Latin idem, meaning the same, and facere, meaning to make. To identify is to make one thing the same as a known thing.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- idem + facere
- English cognates
- identity, identical
Grammar
Examples
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"Identify" here means say who he is.
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Here "identify" means find out what something is.
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"Identify yourself" means say your name.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 20, lesson 8: identify, advantage, pure and 7 more words.