1. recognizing or establishing who or what someone or something is
Usage: present participle of identify
2. showing or proving who someone is
Usage: present participle of identify
3. finding or discovering something
Usage: present participle of identify

1. serving to establish identity or recognition

Examples

• The witness had trouble identifying the suspect in the lineup.
• Scientists are identifying new species in the rainforest.
• She showed her identifying documents at the airport.
• The detective is identifying clues at the crime scene.
• Students practice identifying different types of rocks in geology class.
• The identifying marks on the painting proved it was authentic.
• Doctors are identifying the cause of the patient’s symptoms.