describe vs identify

describe and identify both are verbs.

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

As verbs, describe and identify are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of describe include discover, distinguish, key, key out, name.

describe (verb)	identify (verb)
identify as in botany or biology, for example	recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something
give a description of	identify as in botany or biology, for example
to give an account or representation of in words	consider to be equal or the same
make a mark or lines on a surface	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