identifying

i-den-ti-fy-ing · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    The present participle of identify; in the process of establishing or recognizing identity.

  2. 2.

    Serving to establish identity or distinguish from others.

Related words

See also: identification, identify, identity
Synonyms: determining, discovering, recognizing

Etymology

From Medieval Latin identificare ("to make identical"), from Latin idem ("the same") + facere ("to make"), plus the suffix -ing.