/iðentifiˈkaɾ/
#1781 of 5,000 Core 5000
Translation
to identify
Word origin
From Latin identificare, from identitas ('identity') and facere ('to make'). The same root gives English 'identity' and 'identical'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- identificare
- English cognates
- identity, identical
Grammar
Verb type-ar regular
Examples
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The police managed to identify the thief.
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It is hard to identify the problem without more data.
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Can you identify this plant by its flower?
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The witnesses could not identify the man.
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We learned to identify the different sounds.
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