identify vs colligate

identify and colligate both are verbs.

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

As verbs, colligate is a hypernym of identify; that is, colligate is a word with a broader meaning than identify:

Other hypernyms of identify include associate, connect, link, link up, relate, tie in.

identify (verb)	colligate (verb)
recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something	consider (an instance of something) as part of a general rule or principle
identify as in botany or biology, for example	make a logical or causal connection
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