1. (a) an act of i dent i fy i ng : the state of being i dent i f i ed; (b) ev i dence of i dent i ty,
2. (a) psycholog i cal or i entat i on of the self i n regard to someth i ng (as a person or group) w i th a result i ng feel i ng of close emot i onal assoc i at i on; (b) a largely unconsc i ous process whereby an i nd i v i dual models thoughts, feel i ngs, and act i ons after those attr i buted to an object that has been i ncorporated as a mental i mage
(Psychol.) n. the transferal of response to an object cons i dered i dent i cal to another