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reidentify

verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To identify (something or someone) again; to make identifiable again; to re-discern the identity of; especially, for example, to undo deidentification of.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: deidentify, anonymize

Broader terms: identify

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verb

Meaning 2

To identify again (as something one previously identified as, or as something else).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English identify English reidentify From re- + identify.