| identify | | |
| v. (cognition) | 1. identify, place | recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something.; "She identified the man on the 'wanted' poster" |
| ~ differentiate, distinguish, secern, secernate, severalise, severalize, tell apart, separate, tell | mark as different.; "We distinguish several kinds of maple" |
| ~ set, determine | fix conclusively or authoritatively.; "set the rules" |
| v. (communication) | 2. identify, name | give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property.; "Many senators were named in connection with the scandal"; "The almanac identifies the auspicious months" |
| ~ denote, refer | have as a meaning.; "`multi-' denotes `many' " |
| ~ enumerate, itemize, itemise, recite | specify individually.; "She enumerated the many obstacles she had encountered"; "The doctor recited the list of possible side effects of the drug" |
| ~ number, list | enumerate.; "We must number the names of the great mathematicians" |
| ~ announce | give the names of.; "He announced the winners of the spelling bee" |
| v. (cognition) | 3. identify | consider (oneself) as similar to somebody else.; "He identified with the refugees" |
| ~ consider, regard, view, reckon, see | deem to be.; "She views this quite differently from me"; "I consider her to be shallow"; "I don't see the situation quite as negatively as you do" |
| v. (cognition) | 4. identify | conceive of as united or associated.; "Sex activity is closely identified with the hypothalamus" |
| ~ associate, colligate, link, relate, connect, tie in, link up | make a logical or causal connection.; "I cannot connect these two pieces of evidence in my mind"; "colligate these facts"; "I cannot relate these events at all" |
| v. (cognition) | 5. describe, discover, distinguish, identify, key, key out, name | identify as in botany or biology, for example. |
| ~ class, classify, sort out, assort, sort, separate | arrange or order by classes or categories.; "How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?" |
| v. (cognition) | 6. identify | consider to be equal or the same.; "He identified his brother as one of the fugitives" |
| ~ recognize, recognise | perceive to be the same. |
| ~ misidentify, mistake | identify incorrectly.; "Don't mistake her for her twin sister" |
| ~ type, typecast | identify as belonging to a certain type.; "Such people can practically be typed" |
| ~ taste | distinguish flavors.; "We tasted wines last night" |
| explicit | | |
| adj. | 1. explicit, expressed | precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable; leaving nothing to implication.; "explicit instructions"; "she made her wishes explicit"; "explicit sexual scenes" |
| ~ definite | precise; explicit and clearly defined.; "I want a definite answer"; "a definite statement of the terms of the will"; "a definite amount"; "definite restrictions on the sale of alcohol"; "the wedding date is now definite"; "a definite drop in attendance" |
| ~ denotative, denotive | having the power of explicitly denoting or designating or naming. |
| ~ unequivocal, univocal, unambiguous | admitting of no doubt or misunderstanding; having only one meaning or interpretation and leading to only one conclusion.; "unequivocal evidence"; "took an unequivocal position"; "an unequivocal success"; "an unequivocal promise"; "an unequivocal (or univocal) statement" |
| ~ stated, declared | declared as fact; explicitly stated. |
| ~ definitive, unequivocal | clearly defined or formulated.; "the plain and unequivocal language of the laws" |
| ~ express | not tacit or implied.; "her express wish" |
| ~ graphic | describing nudity or sexual activity in graphic detail.; "graphic sexual scenes" |
| ~ hardcore, hard-core | extremely explicit.; "hard-core pornography" |
| ~ overt, open | open and observable; not secret or hidden.; "an overt lie"; "overt hostility"; "overt intelligence gathering"; "open ballots" |
| adj. | 2. denotative, explicit | in accordance with fact or the primary meaning of a term. |
| ~ literal | limited to the explicit meaning of a word or text.; "a literal translation" |
| positive | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. positive, positive degree | the primary form of an adjective or adverb; denotes a quality without qualification, comparison, or relation to increase or diminution. |
| ~ adjective | a word that expresses an attribute of something. |
| ~ adverb | a word that modifies something other than a noun. |
| n. (artifact) | 2. positive | a film showing a photographic image whose tones correspond to those of the original subject. |
| ~ photographic film, film | photographic material consisting of a base of celluloid covered with a photographic emulsion; used to make negatives or transparencies. |
| ~ lantern slide, slide | a transparency mounted in a frame; viewed with a slide projector. |
| adj. | 3. positive | characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc..; "a positive attitude"; "the reviews were all positive"; "a positive benefit"; "a positive demand" |
| ~ affirmative, affirmatory | affirming or giving assent.; "an affirmative decision"; "affirmative votes" |
| ~ constructive | constructing or tending to construct or improve or promote development.; "constructive criticism"; "a constructive attitude"; "a constructive philosophy"; "constructive permission" |
| ~ optimistic | expecting the best in this best of all possible worlds.; "in an optimistic mood"; "optimistic plans"; "took an optimistic view" |
| ~ affirmative, optimistic | expecting the best.; "an affirmative outlook" |
| ~ constructive | emphasizing what is laudable or hopeful or to the good.; "constructive criticism" |
| ~ supportive | furnishing support or assistance.; "a supportive family network"; "his family was supportive of his attempts to be a writer" |
| adj. | 4. confident, convinced, positive | persuaded of; very sure.; "were convinced that it would be to their advantage to join"; "I am positive he is lying"; "was confident he would win" |
| ~ sure, certain | having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured.; "felt certain of success"; "was sure (or certain) she had seen it"; "was very sure in his beliefs"; "sure of her friends" |
| adj. | 5. plus, positive | involving advantage or good.; "a plus (or positive) factor" |
| ~ advantageous | giving an advantage.; "a contract advantageous to our country"; "socially advantageous to entertain often" |
| adj. | 6. confirming, positive | indicating existence or presence of a suspected condition or pathogen.; "a positive pregnancy test" |
| ~ medical specialty, medicine | the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques. |
| ~ gram-positive | (of bacteria) being or relating to a bacterium that retains the violet stain used in Gram's method. |
| adj. | 7. positive, prescribed | formally laid down or imposed.; "positive laws" |
| ~ formal | being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress).; "pay one's formal respects"; "formal dress"; "a formal ball"; "the requirement was only formal and often ignored"; "a formal education" |
| adj. | 8. incontrovertible, irrefutable, positive | impossible to deny or disprove.; "incontrovertible proof of the defendant's innocence"; "proof positive"; "an irrefutable argument" |
| ~ undeniable | not possible to deny. |
| adj. (pertain) | 9. positive, positivist, positivistic | of or relating to positivism.; "positivist thinkers"; "positivist doctrine"; "positive philosophy" |
| adj. | 10. positive | reckoned, situated or tending in the direction which naturally or arbitrarily is taken to indicate increase or progress or onward motion.; "positive increase in graduating students" |
| adj. | 11. positive | greater than zero.; "positive numbers" |
| ~ math, mathematics, maths | a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement. |
| ~ plus | on the positive side or higher end of a scale.; "a plus value"; "temperature of plus 5 degrees"; "a grade of C plus" |
| adj. | 12. electropositive, positive, positively charged | having a positive charge.; "protons are positive" |
| ~ charged | of a particle or body or system; having a net amount of positive or negative electric charge.; "charged particles"; "a charged battery" |
| adj. | 13. cocksure, overconfident, positive | marked by excessive confidence.; "an arrogant and cocksure materialist"; "so overconfident and impudent as to speak to the queen"; "the less he knows the more positive he gets" |
| ~ confident | having or marked by confidence or assurance.; "a confident speaker"; "a confident reply"; "his manner is more confident these days"; "confident of fulfillment" |
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