/aɪˈden.tɪ.faɪ/ (verb)

to recognize someone or something, name, discern, ascertain, detect, pick out, classify, categorize, single out, label, recall, distinguish – consider two or more things as the same, connect, equate, link, associate, relate

Forensic identification techniques to identify a corpse include the examination of ID cards, the decedent’s private belongings, fingerprints, footprints, lip marks, dental findings, red blood cell enzymes, performing photograph matching, facial reconstruction, visual identification, and DNA “fingerprinting.”

Source: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/

Noun: identification

Noun: identifier

Adjective: identifiable

Detect 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 6

/dɪˈtekt/ (verb)

to notice something which is subtle or hidden, find out, discover, perceive, discern, be aware of, distinguish, diagnose, identify, uncover, unearth, spot

A motion sensor (or motion detector) is the linchpin of your security system because it detects when someone is in your home when they shouldn’t be. A motion sensor uses one or multiple technologies to detect movement in an area.

When a sensor detects motion, it sends a signal to your security system’s control panel, which connects to your monitoring center. This alerts you and the monitoring center to a potential threat in your home.

Source: https://www.safewise.com/

Noun: detection

Noun: detective

Noun: detector

Noun: detectability

Adjective: detectable

Adverb: detectably

Discern GRE Vocabulary Flashcard

/dɪˈsɜːn/ (verb)

to see, recognize or understand something that is not clear, perceive, catch, descry, detect, differentiate, discriminate, distinguish, espy, glimpse, know, separate, spy, spot, tell, make out, notice, discover, observe, catch sight of, comprehend, fathom, be aware of, tell the difference, determine, know by sight:

I could just discern a figure in the darkness.

It is difficult to discern any pattern in these figures.

Antonyms

miss

Parts of Speech

• Noun: discerner