Recognize and label
To put a name to something is to identify or recall what it's called.
The phrase often appears with negatives or qualifiers expressing difficulty: I recognize his face but can't put a name to it, She couldn't put a name to the feeling.
You might also put a name to a face, matching someone's appearance with who they are.
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Recognize and label
To put a name to something is to identify or recall what it's called.
The phrase often appears with negatives or qualifiers expressing difficulty: I recognize his face but can't put a name to it, She couldn't put a name to the feeling.
You might also put a name to a face, matching someone's appearance with who they are.
1. label — label, Identifying attachment or marker; tag (Identifier or classifier); title (Formal honorific or name); designate (Formally select or name); dub · christen · call · term · entitle · denominate · baptize · nickname · style · brand
2. identify — identify, Establish who or what; recognize (Perceive as known); determine (Establish through investigation); pinpoint (Locate with exactness); discern · distinguish · diagnose · detect · place · specify · single out · pick out · ascertain · establish
IDENTIFICATION/RECOGNITIONput a name to ≠ forget Fail to recall; draw a blank · misidentify
LABELING/CATEGORIZATIONput a name to ≠ anonymize Remove identifying information; obscure · efface
put, puts, putting, name, names, named, naming, nameless, namely
Word data: Linguabase (CC0) · www.idea.org/words/put_a_name_to