Choose the perfect synonym or antonym for the word To recognize someone or something and be able to say who or what they are.
Identify
/aɪˈdentəfaɪ/Synonyms:
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Examples:
I can identify him by his voice.She identified the bird by its song.
Etymology:
From Latin identificare, meaning to make to resemble, from identitas, meaning identity, and facere, meaning to make.
Usage Statistics:
122 mentions per 1 million words 
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