identify vs itemize

identify and itemize both are verbs.

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

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

identify: give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property
itemize: specify individually

Other hyponyms of identify include enumerate, itemise, recite, list, number, announce.

identify (verb)	itemize (verb)
recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something	specify individually
identify as in botany or biology, for example	place on a list of items
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