identify vs tell

identify and tell both are verbs.

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

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

identify: recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something
tell: mark as different

Other hyponyms of identify include differentiate, distinguish, secern, secernate, separate, severalise, severalize, tell apart.

identify (verb)	tell (verb)
recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something	discern or comprehend
identify as in botany or biology, for example	mark as different
consider to be equal or the same	let something be known
conceive of as united or associated	narrate or give a detailed account of
consider (oneself) as similar to somebody else	give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority
give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property	give evidence
	express in words
	inform positively and with certainty and confidence