verb
- past tense and past participle of reidentify; to identify again or anew
Examples
- The witness reidentified the suspect in a second lineup.
- Scientists reidentified the species using new DNA analysis.
- The lost painting was reidentified as a genuine masterpiece.
- Police reidentified the victim through dental records.
- The artifact was reidentified as belonging to an earlier period.
- Researchers reidentified the chemical compound in the lab.