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
pick off (someone or something) or pick (someone or something) off
to kill with a carefully aimed shot from a gun or other weapon
The police were easily able to pick off the man who was shooting the rifle.