1. (

• identify ,
• discover ,
• key ,
• key_out ,
• distinguish ,
• describe ,
• name ,

) identify as in botany or biology, for example ;

2. (

• key

) provide with a key; "We were keyed after the locks were changed in the building" ;

3. (

• key

) vandalize a car by scratching the sides with a key; "His new Mercedes was keyed last night in the parking lot" ;

4. (

• key ,

) regulate the musical pitch of ;

5. (

• key

) harmonize with or adjust to; "key one's actions to the voters' prevailing attitude" ;

1. (

• keyed

) fitted with or secured by a key; "a keyed instrument"; "the locks have not yet been keyed" ;

2. (

• keyed

) set to a key or tone ;