identificado

identified

adjective ee-den-tee-fee-KAH-doh Rare

Usage Note

Identificado is the past participle of identificar used attributively. It can mean 'identified' (a body, a suspect, a problem) or 'identified with' (identificado con una causa — 'identified with a cause'). In police and legal Spanish, no identificado ('unidentified') is common. The reflexive identificarse means 'to show ID' as well as 'to identify oneself with' something emotionally.

Examples

"El sospechoso fue identificado por varios testigos."

Natural Translation

The suspect was identified by several witnesses.

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