English → Latin
“identify” in Latin
dīcōto say, talk, speak, utter, mention; to declare, state; to tellcōnfirmōto make firm, establish, re-establish, strengthen, fortify, mature, confirm; to encourage, animate, embolden; persuade; exaequōto equalize; to balance or compensate (for)removeōto remove, take awayrēsthing, object, stuff; matter, issue, subject, topic; affair, event
The English word identify itself goes back to Latin īdem, through identicus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
identify
To ascertain or prove to be the same, aenoscere (to perceive an object to be the same as one we have been acquainted with before): suum esse declarare, dicere, or confirmare (to say that it is one’s own PROP.; as in “to identify stolen goods”).
To make or consider the same, aliquid alicui rei in aequo ponere or par facere: exaequare (to equalize; absolutely, or aliquid cum aliqua re): discrimen tollere or removere (to remove all distinction, with genitive, rerum, etc.): negare quidquam interesse (aliquid ab aliqua re).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for identify?
- The usual Latin words for “identify” are dīcō, cōnfirmō, exaequō; also removeō, rēs. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.