identification vs identify

identification is a noun but identify is not a noun.

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

identification (noun)	identify (noun)
the act of designating or identifying something
the attribution to yourself (consciously or unconsciously) of the characteristics of another person (or group of persons)
the process of recognizing something or someone by remembering
evidence of identity; something that identifies a person or thing
the condition of having the identity (of a person or object) established

identification (verb)	identify (verb)
	recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something
	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