identify vs describe

identify and describe both are verbs.

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

As verbs, identify and describe are synonyms defined as:

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

identify (verb)	describe (verb)
recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something	identify as in botany or biology, for example
identify as in botany or biology, for example	give a description of
consider to be equal or the same	to give an account or representation of in words
conceive of as united or associated	make a mark or lines on a surface
consider (oneself) as similar to somebody else
give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property