identify vs outline

identify

verb
  • To equate or make the same; to unite or combine into one. 

  • To disclose the identity of someone. 

  • To claim an identity; to describe oneself as a member of a group; to assert the use of a particular term to describe oneself. 

  • To establish the identity of someone or something. 

  • To have a strong affinity with; to feel oneself to be modelled on or connected to. 

  • To associate oneself with some group; to feel, or believe one feels, the same way. 

  • To establish the taxonomic classification of an organism. 

outline

verb
  • To summarize. 

  • To optimize for size by replacing repeated code fragments with function calls. 

  • To draw an outline of. 

noun
  • A line marking the boundary of an object figure. 

  • The outer shape of an object or figure. 

  • A prose telling of a story intended to be turned into a screenplay; generally longer and more detailed than a treatment. 

  • A sketch or drawing in which objects are delineated in contours without shading. 

  • A general description of some subject. 

  • A preliminary plan for a project. 

  • A statement summarizing the important points of a text. 

  • A setline or trotline. 

How often have the words identify and outline occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )