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Identify \I*den"ti*fy\, v. i.
1. To become the same; to coalesce in interest, purpose, use,
effect, etc. [Obs. or R.]

2. To coalesce in interest, purpose, use, effect, etc.; to
associate oneself in name, goals, or feelings; usually
used with with; as, he identified with the grief she felt
at her father's death.
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An enlightened self-interest, which, when well
understood, they tell us will identify with an
interest more enlarged and public. --Burke.
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Identify \I*den"ti*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Identified}; p. pr.
& vb. n. {Identifying}.] [Cf. F. identifier. See {Identity},
and {-fy}.]
1. 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.
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Every precaution is taken to identify the interests
of the people and of the rulers. --D. Ramsay.
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Let us identify, let us incorporate ourselves with
the people. --Burke.
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2. To establish the identity of; to prove to be the same with
something described, claimed, or asserted; as, to identify
stolen property.
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