Entify

/ˈɛntɪˌfaɪ/ verb

Definition

To make into an entity or being; to give existence or substantial form to something (extremely rare).

Etymology

From enti- (from entia/ens, 'being') + -fy (from Latin -ficare, 'to make' or 'to do'). Created by scholastic philosophers needing new vocabulary.

Kelly Says

This is peak philosophical jargon—creating a verb to mean 'turn into a thing that exists.' Philosophers did this constantly in the Middle Ages, inventing words for concepts that never existed before.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ምልክት
mil-kit
ARالعربية
التعرف على
al-ta-eruf ala
BNবাংলা
চিহ্নিত করা
chi-hn-it kor-a
CACatalà
identificar
i-den-ti-fi-kar
CSČeština
identifikovat
i-den-ti-fi-ko-vat'
DADansk
identificere
i-den-ti-fi-re
DEDeutsch
identifizieren
i-den-ti-fi-ze-ren
ELΕλληνικά
τοποθετήσετε
to-po-the-te-se
ESEspañol
identificar
i-den-ti-fi-kar
FAفارسی
شناسایی
sha-na-sa-i
FISuomi
tunnistaa
tun-nis-taa
FRFrançais
identifier
i-den-ti-fi-er
GUGU
ઓળખવું
ol-kh-vu-n
HAHA
ganna
gan-na
HEעברית
לזהות
le-za-hot
HIहिन्दी
पहचानना
pa-chaan-na
HUMagyar
azonosítani
a-zo-no-si-ta-ni
IDBahasa Indonesia
identifikasi
i-den-ti-fi-ka-si
IGIG
akpụta
ak-pu-ta
ITItaliano
identificare
i-den-ti-fi-ka-re
JA日本語
特定する
to-te-i-suru
KKKK
таныштыру
ta-ny-sh-ty-ru
KMKM
識別
s'i-bet
KO한국어
특정하다
tteuk-jeong-ha-da
MRMR
ओळखणे
ol-kh-ne
MSBahasa Melayu
mengidentifikasi
men-gi-den-ti-fi-ka-si
MYမြန်မာ
သိ
thei
NLNederlands
identificeren
i-den-ti-fi-ce-ren
NONorsk
identifisere
i-den-ti-fi-se-re
PAPA
ਪਛਾਣ
pach-an
PLPolski
identyfikować
i-den-ti-fi-ko-vat'
PTPortuguês
identificar
i-den-ti-fi-kar
RORomână
identifica
i-den-ti-fi-ka
RUРусский
идентифицировать
i-den-ti-fi-ko-vat'
SVSvenska
identifiera
i-den-ti-fi-e-ra
SWKiswahili
tambua
tam-bua
TAதமிழ்
அடையாளம்
a-dai-ya-la-m
TEతెలుగు
గుర్తించండి
gur-ti-nchan-di
THไทย
ระบุ
ra-bu
TLTL
tukoy
tu-koy
TRTürkçe
belirlemek
be-lir-lemek
UKУкраїнська
ідентифікувати
i-den-ti-fi-ku-vat'
URاردو
شناخت
sha-na-kht
VITiếng Việt
xác định
zhak dinh
YOYO
gbe-ka
gbe-ka
ZH中文
识别
shi-bi
ZUZU
ukuthi
u-ku-thi

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