determine vs identify

determine and identify both are verbs.

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

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

determine: fix conclusively or authoritatively
identify: recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something

Other hyponyms of determine include place, date, value, filiate, format, charge, initialise, initialize, assess, tax, price.

determine (verb)	identify (verb)
reach, make, or come to a decision about something	recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something
fix conclusively or authoritatively	identify as in botany or biology, for example
shape or influence; give direction to	consider to be equal or the same
fix in scope; fix the boundaries of	conceive of as united or associated
establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study	consider (oneself) as similar to somebody else
find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort	give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property
decide upon or fix definitely
settle conclusively; come to terms