identified (verb)
1Unaccusative verb — In linguistics, an unaccusative verb is an intransitive verb whose (syntactic) subject is not a (semantic) agent; that is, it does not actively initiate, or is not actively responsible for, the action of the verb. Unaccusative verbs thus contrast …
2identify — verb ADVERB ▪ accurately, correctly, rightly ▪ The new test will enable us to identify more accurately patients who are most at risk. ▪ Did you identify all the pictures correctly? ▪ falsely …
3own up — verb admit or acknowledge a wrongdoing or error the writer of the anonymous letter owned up after they identified his handwriting • Syn: ↑make a clean breast of, ↑fess up • Hypernyms: ↑concede, ↑profess, ↑confess …
4spin out — verb prolong or extend spin out a visit • Syn: ↑spin • Hypernyms: ↑prolong, ↑protract, ↑extend, ↑draw out • Verb Frames …
5fess up — verb admit or acknowledge a wrongdoing or error the writer of the anonymous letter owned up after they identified his handwriting • Syn: ↑make a clean breast of, ↑own up • Hypernyms: ↑concede, ↑profess, ↑confess …
6identify — verb ( fied; fying) Date: 1644 transitive verb 1. a. to cause to be or become identical b. to conceive as united (as in spirit, outlook, or principle) < groups that are identified with conservation > 2. a. to establish the identity of …
7identify — verb 1) the driver was identified by two witnesses Syn: recognize, single out, pick out, spot, point out, pinpoint, put one s finger on, put a name to, name, know; discern, distinguish; remember, recall, recollect; informal finger; formal espy 2) …
8identify — verb 1) Gail identified her attacker Syn: recognize, pick out, spot, point out, pinpoint, put one s finger on, name 2) I identified four problem areas Syn: determine, establish, ascertain …
9make a clean breast of — verb admit or acknowledge a wrongdoing or error the writer of the anonymous letter owned up after they identified his handwriting • Syn: ↑own up, ↑fess up • Hypernyms: ↑concede, ↑profess, ↑confess …
10identify — verb (identifies, identifying, identified) 1》 establish the identity of. 2》 recognize or select by analysis. 3》 (identify someone/thing with) associate someone or something closely with. ↘(identify with) regard oneself as sharing the same… …
