to recognize or establish as being a particular person or thing; verify the identity of

to identify handwriting; to identify the bearer of a check.

to serve as a means of identification for

His gruff voice quickly identified him.

to make, represent to be, or regard or treat as the same or identical

They identified Jones with the progress of the company.

to associate in name, feeling, interest, action, etc. (usually fol. by with )

He preferred not to identify himself with that group.

Biology . to determine to what group (a given specimen) belongs.

Psychology . to associate (one or oneself) with another person or a group of persons by identification.

to experience psychological identification

The audience identified with the play's characters.