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identify

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identify
/AmE aɪˈdɛn(t)əˌfaɪ , BrE ʌɪˈdɛntɪfʌɪ /
identifies identifying identified
A
transitive verb
1
a ‹person/ship/species› identificar; ‹body› identificar, reconocer
he was identified as a member of the gang se lo identificó como miembro de la banda
b (ascertain) identificar
they failed to identify the problem no lograron identificar el problema
2 (associate, equate) identificar
B
to identify oneself
reflexive verb
1 (reveal identity) identificarse
2 (link) to identify oneself with sth/sb asociarse con algo/algn
C
intransitive verb
to identify with sb/sth identificarse con algn/algo
the heroine must be someone our readers can identify with la heroína debe ser una persona con la que nuestras lectoras se puedan identificar