Hyphenation of identify

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word identify? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

iden-ti-fy

Definitions of identify:

1.	Recognize as being Establish the identity of someone or something She identified the man on the 'wanted' poster
2.	Give the name or identifying characteristics of Refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property Many senators were named in connection with the scandal The almanac identifies the auspicious months
3.	Consider (oneself) as similar to somebody else He identified with the refugees
4.	Conceive of as united or associated Sex activity is closely identified with the hypothalamus
5.	Identify as in botany or biology, for example
6.	Consider to be equal or the same He identified his brother as one of the fugitives

Synonyms of identify:

verb	place, determine, set
verb	name, denote, refer
verb	see, consider, reckon, view, regard
verb	associate, tie in, relate, link, colligate, link up, connect
verb	discover, key, key out, distinguish, describe, name
verb	recognize, recognise

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.