From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Citizenshipidentificationi‧den‧ti‧fi‧ca‧tion /aɪˌdentɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ ●●○AWL noun [uncountable]1PGC (abbreviation ID) official papers or cards, such as your passport, that prove who you are
Do you have any identification?form/proof of identification
Bring some form of identification, preferably a passport.
fingerprinting as a means of identification2RECOGNIZEwhen someone says officially that they know who someone else is, especially a criminal or a dead person
His body was taken to Brighton mortuary for identification.3RECOGNIZEwhen you recognize something or discover exactly what it isidentification of
the identification of customer needs
the identification of children who need professional help4the act of saying that two things are very closely relatedidentification of something with something
the identification of sexism with women’s oppression5SYMPATHIZEa strong feeling of sympathy with someone that makes you able to share their feelingsidentification with
my identification with the heroine of the bookExamples from the Corpusidentification• But such an identification was probably more than merely an exercise in wish-fulfilment by the ego on behalf of the id.• Loyalties and identification with them will be strong, reinforced by the continuity with the old.• Always, the focus of femaleidentification is clear and stable.• The bodies were brought to the hospital for identification.• For identification of elements, see Fig. 3.2, and for details of the samples, see Appendix.• You need two pieces of identification to write a check here.• I have focused attention on identification with the society as being the most characteristicattitude thus expressed by citizens.• This leads to the identification of a Ratner myth, the removal of which is rather less supportive of him.• This identification of level of measurement will be invaluable later on when the researcher begins the analysis of data.• However, since rhymemonitoring involves word identification it will also show the same context effects as word monitoring.form/proof of identification• Unlike many other countries, young people in Britain, are not required to carry a form of identification.• Nishioka said at some point the state may require proof of identification.• Bicycles should have a reliablepadlock and carry some form of identification, preferably a police stamp.• What if they demanded to see some form of identification?• Climbersattending the briefing will need to bring with them some form of identification, preferably a passport!identification of• Correctidentification ofcustomer needs is vital.identification of something with something• This suggests that the personalidentification of women with the housewiferoleweights the balance in favour of a psychologicalinvolvement in housework.• Endoscopic stigmata of recenthaemorrhage allow the identification of lesions with a high risk of rebleeding.• His target of attack here is positivism, which we can understand as the identification of natural science withknowledge itself.• These alliancesconsolidated the identification of Labour with the working-class electorate.• The identification of child with parent is sometimes mirrored by identification which the parent feels with the child.• The identification of feminism with the United States has dishonoured it around the world.• The identification of one committee with one department should be ended.identification with• Hales' success as editor of the Almanac is explained by his identification withreaders.
