What is the meaning of identifying?

verb

• Recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something.
  • usage: "She identified the man on the 'wanted' poster"
  • synonyms: identify, place
• Give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property.
  • usage: "Many senators were named in connection with the scandal"; "The almanac identifies the auspicious months"
  • synonyms: name, identify
• Consider (oneself) as similar to somebody else.
  • usage: "He identified with the refugees"
  • synonyms: identify
• Conceive of as united or associated.
  • usage: "Sex activity is closely identified with the hypothalamus"
  • synonyms: identify
• Identify as in botany or biology, for example.
  • synonyms: identify, discover, key, key out, distinguish, describe, name
• Consider to be equal or the same.
  • usage: "He identified his brother as one of the fugitives"
  • synonyms: identify