identify vs recite

recite vs identify

identify and recite both are verbs.

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

As verbs, recite is a hyponym of identify; that is, recite 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
recite: specify individually

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

identify (verb)	recite (verb)
recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something	repeat aloud from memory
identify as in botany or biology, for example	narrate or give a detailed account of
consider to be equal or the same	recite in elocution
conceive of as united or associated	specify individually
consider (oneself) as similar to somebody else	render verbally
give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property

Difference between identify and recite

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