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identified

i·den·ti·fy
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ahy-den-tuh-fahy, ih-den-]
    • /aɪˈdɛn təˌfaɪ, ɪˈdɛn-/
    • /aɪˈden.tɪ.faɪ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ahy-den-tuh-fahy, ih-den-]
    • /aɪˈdɛn təˌfaɪ, ɪˈdɛn-/

Definitions of identified word

  • verb with object identified 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. 1
  • verb with object identified to serve as a means of identification for: His gruff voice quickly identified him. 1
  • verb with object identified to make, represent to be, or regard or treat as the same or identical: They identified Jones with the progress of the company. 1
  • verb with object identified to associate in name, feeling, interest, action, etc. (usually followed by with): He preferred not to identify himself with that group. 1
  • verb with object identified Biology. to determine to what group (a given specimen) belongs. 1
  • verb with object identified Psychology. to associate (one or oneself) with another person or a group of persons by identification. 1

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Origin of identified

First appearance:

before 1635
One of the 43% oldest English words
1635-45; < Medieval Latin identificāre, equivalent to identi(tās) identity + -ficāre -fy

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Parts of speech for Identified

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

identified popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

identified usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for identified

adjective identified

  • recognised — to identify as something or someone previously seen, known, etc.: He had changed so much that one could scarcely recognize him.
  • synonymic — a word having the same or nearly the same meaning as another in the language, as happy, joyful, elated. A dictionary of synonyms and antonyms (or opposites), such as Thesaurus.com, is called a thesaurus.
  • known — past participle of know1 .
  • discovered — to see, get knowledge of, learn of, find, or find out; gain sight or knowledge of (something previously unseen or unknown): to discover America; to discover electricity. Synonyms: detect, espy, descry, discern, ascertain, unearth, ferret out, notice.
  • synonymous — having the character of synonyms or a synonym; equivalent in meaning; expressing or implying the same idea.

Antonyms for identified

adjective identified

  • unacknowledged — widely recognized; generally accepted: an acknowledged authority on Chinese art.
  • uncredited — commendation or honor given for some action, quality, etc.: Give credit where it is due.
  • anonymous — If you remain anonymous when you do something, you do not let people know that you were the person who did it.
  • unapprehended — to take into custody; arrest by legal warrant or authority: The police apprehended the burglars.
  • x — the 24th letter of the English alphabet, a consonant.

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