English dictionary

identifies Meaning & Definition

Phonetic codes: AY0 D EH1 N T AH0 F AY0 Z

What Does Identifies Mean?

As a verb, identifies means third-person singular simple present indicative of identify.

To establish the identity of someone or something.
To disclose the identity of someone.
The Associated Press will not identify the suspect of the crime because he is a juvenile.
To establish the taxonomic classification of an organism.
To equate or make the same; to unite or combine into one.
To have a strong affinity with; to feel oneself to be modelled on or connected to.
To associate oneself with some group.
To claim an identity; to describe oneself as a member of a group; to assert the use of a particular term to describe oneself.

No antonyms or near antonyms are listed by the available sources for this entry.

The Associated Press will not identify the suspect of the crime because he is a juvenile.

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