identify vs identity

identify is not a noun while identity is a noun.

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

identify (noun)	identity (noun)
	the distinct personality of an individual regarded as a persisting entity
	exact sameness
	the individual characteristics by which a thing or person is recognized or known
	an operator that leaves unchanged the element on which it operates

identify (verb)	identity (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