identify vs pinpoint

identify

verb
  • To establish the identity of someone or something. 

  • To disclose the identity of someone. 

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

  • 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 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. 

pinpoint

verb
  • To identify or locate (someone or something) precisely or with great accuracy. 

noun
  • The point of a pin. 

  • Something infinitesimal; a tiny point. 

adj
  • Extremely precise or specific, especially regarding location. 

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