nnoun.actthe act of designating or identifying somethingSynset:designation
Derivationally Related Form:designateidentify
Hypernyms:determination finding
Inherited Hypernyms:designationdeterminationdiscoveryacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:diagnosingdiagnosis
Full Hyponyms:blood typingdiagnosisdifferential diagnosismedical diagnosisprognosisurinalysis
nnoun.communicationevidence of identity; something that identifies a person or thingDerivationally Related Form:identify
Hypernyms:evidence
Inherited Hypernyms:identificationevidenceindicationcommunicationabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:ballistic fingerprintingballistic identificationbiometric authenticationbiometric identificationbullet fingerprintingfacial profilingfingerprintidentity verificationimprintlinguistic profilingnegative identificationpositive identificationprofiling
Full Hyponyms:ballistic identificationbank cardbank identification numberbiometric identificationbusiness cardcalling cardcardcash cardcredit carddebit carddna fingerprintdonor cardface recognitionfacial profilingfinger scanfingerprintgreen cardidimprintiris scanningkeykeycardlibrary cardlicense numberlinguistic profilingloopmembership cardnegative identificationnumberpasswordpersonal identification numberpositive identificationprofilingration cardretinal scanningsignature recognitionsmart cardsocial security numberthumbprintunion cardvoiceprint
nnoun.statethe condition of having the identity (of a person or object) establishedExamples:- the thief's identification was followed quickly by his arrest
- identification of the gun was an important clue
Derivationally Related Form:identify
Hypernyms:condition status
Inherited Hypernyms:identificationconditionstateattributeabstractionentity
nnoun.cognitionthe process of recognizing something or someone by rememberingSynset:recognition
Examples:- a politician whose recall of names was as remarkable as his recognition of faces
- experimental psychologists measure the elapsed time from the onset of the stimulus to its recognition by the observer
Derivationally Related Form:identifyrecognize
Hypernyms:memory remembering
Inherited Hypernyms:recognitionmemorybasic cognitive processprocesscognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:identityspeaker identificationtalker identification
Full Hyponyms:identityspeaker identification
nnoun.attributethe attribution to yourself (consciously or unconsciously) of the characteristics of another person (or group of persons)Derivationally Related Form:identify
Hypernyms:identity individuality personal identity
Inherited Hypernyms:identificationidentitypersonalityattributeabstractionentity