1.recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something;
She identified the man on the 'wanted' poster
2.give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property;
Many senators were named in connection with the scandal
3.consider (oneself) as similar to somebody else;
He identified with the refugees
4.conceive of as united or associated;
Sex activity is closely identified with the hypothalamus
5.identify as in botany or biology, for example
6.consider to be equal or the same;
He identified his brother as one of the fugitives