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identify
/aɪˈdɛn.tɪ.faɪ/
verb
To establish the identity of someone or something.
To disclose the identity of someone.
"The Associated Press will not identify the suspect of the crime because he is a juvenile."
To establish the taxonomic classification of an organism.
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