identify vs mistake

mistake vs identify

identify is not a noun while mistake is a noun.

identify and mistake both are verbs.

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

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

identify: consider to be equal or the same
mistake: identify incorrectly

Other hyponyms of identify include misidentify, type, typecast, taste.

identify (noun)	mistake (noun)
	a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
	an understanding of something that is not correct
	part of a statement that is not correct

identify (verb)	mistake (verb)
recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something	to make a mistake or be incorrect
identify as in botany or biology, for example	identify incorrectly
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

Difference between identify and mistake

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