colligate vs identify

colligate and identify both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
colligate	No	No	Yes	No
identify	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, identify is a hyponym of colligate; that is, identify is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than colligate:

Other hyponyms of colligate include remember, interrelate, correlate, free-associate, have in mind, mean, think of.

colligate (verb)	identify (verb)
consider (an instance of something) as part of a general rule or principle	recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something
make a logical or causal connection	identify as in botany or biology, for example
	consider to be equal or the same
	conceive of as united or associated
	consider (oneself) as similar to somebody else
	give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property