relate vs identify

relate and identify both are verbs.

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

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

Other hyponyms of relate include remember, interrelate, correlate, free-associate, have in mind, mean, think of.

relate (verb)	identify (verb)
make a logical or causal connection	recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something
give an account of; narrate	identify as in botany or biology, for example
have or establish a relationship to	consider to be equal or the same
be relevant to	conceive of as united or associated
be in a relationship with	consider (oneself) as similar to somebody else
	give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property