identify

verb7

1. •
   to find out someone's name or exactly what something is

   • It was hard to identify the shoplifter because the CCTV records didn't have a clear image.
2. •
   To establish the taxonomic classification of an organism.

   • A recent biological inventory uncovered 41 species and 2 subspecies of insects new to science and many species not before identified in the State of Washington. — 2000
3. •
   [with oneself] To have a strong affinity with; to feel oneself to be modelled on or connected to.

   • Cash endures because his most well-known songs—“I Walk the Line” and “Ring of Fire” among them—weave deeply personal narratives with which listeners of all stripes can effortlessly identify. — 2012
4. •
   To associate oneself with some group; to feel, or believe one feels, the same way.

   • Now, the vast majority of us identify with the second group, the one that believes in trusting the wisdom of the people rather than taking power away from them and concentrating it in the other hands. — 1983
5. •
   [with oneself] To claim an identity; to describe oneself as a member of a group; to assert the use of a particular term to describe oneself.

   • "The main message is that it's the interface between individuals and society that causes students who identify as gay, lesbian, or bisexual the most distress," said study first author Yue Zhao. — 2010
6. •
   To disclose the identity of someone.

   • The Associated Press will not identify the suspect of the crime because he is a juvenile.
7. •
   To equate or make the same; to unite or combine into one.

   • 18 February, 1780, Edmund Burke, Speech on Economical Reform Let us identify, let us incorporate ourselves with the people.