Definition of identify

• v. t. - To make to be the same; to unite or combine in such a manner as to make one; to treat as being one or having the same purpose or effect; to consider as the same in any relation.
• v. t. - To establish the identity of; to prove to be the same with something described, claimed, or asserted; as, to identify stolen property.
• v. i. - To become the same; to coalesce in interest, purpose, use, effect, etc.