Medical Dictionary

identify

verb iden·ti·fy \ī-ˈdent-ə-ˌfī, ə-\
iden·ti·fiediden·ti·fy·ing

Medical Definition of IDENTIFY

transitive verb
:  to determine the taxonomic position of (a biological specimen)
intransitive verb
:  to undergo or experience psychological identification <identify with the hero of a novel>

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