type vs identify

identify vs type

type is a noun but identify is not a noun.

type and identify both are verbs.

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

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

type: identify as belonging to a certain type
identify: consider to be equal or the same

type (noun)	identify (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)

type (verb)	identify (verb)
identify as belonging to a certain type	recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something
write by means of a keyboard with types	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

Difference between type and identify

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