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identifying
Variant of identify
identify
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iden·tify (ī den′tə fī′)
transitive verb identified -·fied′, identifying -·fy′·ing
- to make identical; consider or treat as the same to identify one's interests with another's
- to recognize as being or show to be the very person or thing known, described, or claimed; fix the identity of to identify a biological specimen
- to connect, associate, or involve closely to identify a person with a school of thought
- Psychoanalysis to make an identification of (oneself) with someone else: often used absolutely
intransitive verb
to put oneself in another's place, so as to understand and share the other's thoughts, feelings, problems, etc.; sympathize (with)
Related Forms:
- identifiable iden′·ti·fi′·able adjective
- identifier iden′·ti·fi′er noun
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