To recognize or establish as being a particular person or thing; He was able to quickly identify the problem. Police have identified a person of interest.
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[verb] if you identify one person or thing with another, you think that they are closely associated or involved in some way. See examples of identify used in a sentence. Mcgovern explains that identifying the cause of the disease.
While both involve acknowledging something, identifying often implies a detailed understanding or naming process, whereas recognizing might.
Identify as someone who is assigned male at birth may identify as female. Voters identifying as republicans dropped by 2 percent.
