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
swelled head
a feeling that one is more important than one really is
The man has a swelled head since he got the new position in his company.