n.
1.the act of designating or identifying something
2.attribution to yourself (consciously or unconsciously) of the characteristics of another person (or group of persons)
3.evidence of identity
4.the condition of having your identity established
5.the process of recognizing something or someone by remembering
Idiom of the Day
get after (someone) to do (something)
to urge or try to make someone do something that he or she should do but has neglected
I will get after the repairman to fix the computer as soon as he returns.