The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms - identifyv.

1) classify, categorize, catalogue, pigeon-hole, sort (out) , specify, pinpoint, home (in) on, name, label, tag, recognize, place, mark, label, tag, pinpoint, single out, point out, Colloq put one's finger on: We are unable to identify the butterfly you caught. 2) connect, associate, relate, ally: She is closely identified with the success of the enterprise. 3) diagnose, specify, name, recognize: From the symptoms, the doctor identified the disease as bubonic plague. 4) Usually, identify with. empathize (with) , sympathize (with) , relate (to) , Colloq dig: His problem is that he identifies too closely with his dog.