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单词 identify
释义 iden·ti·fy
\-fī\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-es)
Etymology: probably from French identifier, from identité identity + -fier -fy — more at identity
transitive verb
1.
 a. : to cause to be or become identical : regard as identical
  < identified their own interests with those of the rulers >
 b. : to link in an inseparable fashion : make correlative with something
  < may not rationally identify itself with any one church >
 c. : to conceive as united in spirit, principle, outlook, or interest
  < identified himself with the middle classes >
 broadly : to associate or join (as oneself) with some interest (as a business or political party)
2.
 a. : to establish the identity of
  < soon identified the child >
  : show or prove the sameness of (as with something known, stated, or possessed)
  < tried to identify the stolen property as his own >
  < could not immediately identify the quotation >
 b. : to determine the taxonomic position of (a biological specimen)
  < identified it as a member of the genus Salix but could not determine the species >
intransitive verb
: to be or become the same : associate in such a way as to have unity (as of interests, purpose, effect)
 < our tastes do not always identify >
 < people long in association tend to identify with one another >
: practice identification
 < to identify is to share the interests and acts of another person until identification results — C.R.Adams >
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