identify

Verb

• consider to be equal or the same
  • He identified his brother as one of the fugitives
    

• identify as in botany or biology, for example

• conceive of as united or associated
  • Sex activity is closely identified with the hypothalamus
    

• consider (oneself) as similar to somebody else
  • He identified with the refugees
    

• 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
    

• recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something
  • She identified the man on the 'wanted' poster
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  discover , key , key out , distinguish , describe , name , place