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identify vs type

type vs identify

identify is not a noun while type is a noun.

identify and type both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
identify No No Yes No
type Yes No Yes No
As verbs, type is a hyponym of identify; that is, type is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than identify:
  • identify: consider to be equal or the same
  • type: identify as belonging to a certain type
Other hyponyms of identify include misidentify, mistake, typecast, taste.
identify (noun) type (noun)
a small metal block bearing a raised character on one end; produces a printed character when inked and pressed on paper
a subdivision of a particular kind of thing
all of the tokens of the same symbol
printed characters
(biology) the taxonomic group whose characteristics are used to define the next higher taxon
a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)
identify (verb) type (verb)
recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something identify as belonging to a certain type
identify as in botany or biology, for example write by means of a keyboard with types
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 type

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