Using carbon dating, archaeologists can identify the age of organic materials found at ancient settlement sites.
利用碳定年法，考古学家可以识别古代定居点遗址中有机材料的年代。
Researchers claim that a newly identified species of frog uses a previously undocumented call to attract mates.
From a Command of Evidence: Textual question · Information and Ideas
A researcher studying an isolated fishing community found that residents under the age of 30 could identify only about a quarter as many traditional knot-tying techniques as residents over 65, even though both groups had grown up fishing in the same waters and were considered experienced by community standards.
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Data scientist Hanna Voss argues that predictive policing algorithms allow police departments to allocate patrol resources more efficiently by identifying areas with statistically higher crime likelihood.
From a Cross-Text Connections question · Craft and Structure
Which choice best defines “identify”?
B — Recognize, name. “identify” means recognize, name.
Which word means “recognize, name”?
D — identify. “identify” means recognize, name.
identify — recognize, name. In Chinese: 识别，认出.
identify is pronounced /aɪˈdentɪfaɪ/.
Using carbon dating, archaeologists can identify the age of organic materials found at ancient settlement sites. (利用碳定年法，考古学家可以识别古代定居点遗址中有机材料的年代。)
recognize, distinguish, determine — all close in meaning to identify (recognize, name).
confuse, overlook — each the opposite of identify (recognize, name).
Yes. identify is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
identity(status)+fy(verb)