secern vs identify

secern and identify both are verbs.

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

As verbs, identify is a hypernym of secern; that is, identify is a word with a broader meaning than secern:

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

Other hypernyms of secern include place.

secern (verb)	identify (verb)
mark as different	recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something
	identify as in botany or biology, for example
	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