identification
[noun]
Synonyms:
- recognition, naming, pinpointing
- empathy, association, connection, fellow feeling, involvement, rapport, relationship, sympathy

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

i‧den‧ti‧fi‧ca‧tion AC /aɪˌdentəfəˈkeɪʃən, aɪˌdentɪfəˈkeɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]
[Word Family: noun: identification, identity; adjective: identifiable, unidentified; verb: identify]

1. (abbreviation ID) official papers or cards, such as your passport, that prove who you are:
Do you have any identification?
form/proof of identification
Bring some form of identification, preferably a passport.
fingerprinting as a means of identification

2. when someone says officially that they know who someone else is, especially a criminal or a dead person:
His body was taken to Brighton mortuary for identification.

3. when you recognize something or discover exactly what it is
identification of
the identification of customer needs
the identification of children who need professional help

4. the act of saying that two things are very closely related
identification of something with something
the identification of sexism with women’s oppression

5. a strong feeling of sympathy with someone that makes you able to share their feelings
identification with
my identification with the heroine of the book

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

identification
noun
I. act of identifying sb/sth
ADJ. accurate, correct | positive
VERB + IDENTIFICATION make She was unable to make a positive identification of the suspect.
IDENTIFICATION + NOUN parade A witness picked him out of an identity parade as the robber.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

identification
II. proof of identity
VERB + IDENTIFICATION carry, have Always carry some identification. Do you have any identification?
ask for, check The police checked their identification.
IDENTIFICATION + NOUN card, papers | code, number The vehicle's identification number is stamped on the engine.
PHRASES a means of identification My only means of identification was my cheque book.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲