Find and Identify

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Find verb - To come upon after searching, study, or effort.

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Identify is a synonym for find in see topic. In some cases you can use "Identify" instead a verb "Find", when it comes to topics like lay hands on.

Nearby Words: finding, finder

Identify verb - To find out or establish the identity of.

Usage example: sufficient forensic evidence to allow investigators to identify the perpetrator

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Find is a synonym for identify in recognize topic. Sometimes you can use "Find" instead a verb "Identify", if it concerns topics such as see.

person	find person	identify person
man	find man	identify man
people	find people	identify people
body	find body	identify body
Other words: someone, place, item, time, way, corpse, father, items, anyone, killer.

The cartoon implies that Ted is so generic, nobody can find or identify him, so other people get the blame for his work.

Source: Comic Strip / Dilbert
The SCP Foundation has SCP-005, a key that can open any lock in the world, provided the user can find and identify the lock.

Source: Cool Key
It is a running gag that virtually any scene involving Ginger will end with her screaming her lungs out, not to mention Eric being able to identify and find her by the sound of her scream alone.Eric: I know that scream.

Source: Series / True Blood

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