identified
English meaning: Identified
Definition
To establish the identity of someone or something.
Example
“Scientists identified a new species of frog in the rainforest.”
Another example: “The witness positively identified the suspect in the line-up.”
Usage — When, Where & How
Past tense/participle of 'identify', to recognize or establish what or who something is ('identified the body', 'identified a problem'). Neutral to formal; common in science, policing and analysis. Often 'identified as'.
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
From the verb 'identify', from Medieval Latin 'identificare' 'to make identical'; 17th century.
Synonyms
- recognized
- pinpointed
- determined
- named
- detected
Antonyms / Opposites
- unidentified
- unrecognized
Related Words
- midpoint
- iba
- gifted
- lunar
- crater
- closest
- placing
- maps
- disability
- genes
Common Collocations
- correctly identified
- identified as
- newly identified
- positively identified
- identified a problem
Word Forms
identify (v); identified; identifying; identification (n)
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Literary Heritage
“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”
/To thine own self be true/
“Be honest with yourself — and as naturally as night follows day, you will be unable to be false to others.”
“I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too?”
/I'm nobody! Who are you?/
“I am nobody — and that quiet anonymity is more honest than the noise of public fame.”
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