'Indicate' definitions:
Definition of 'indicate'
From: WordNet
verb
Be a signal for or a symptom of; "These symptoms indicate a serious illness"; "Her behavior points to a severe neurosis"; "The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued" [syn: bespeak, betoken, indicate, point, signal]
verb
Indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively; "I showed the customer the glove section"; "He pointed to the empty parking space"; "he indicated his opponents" [syn: indicate, point, designate, show]
verb
To state or express briefly; "indicated his wishes in a letter" [ant: contraindicate]
verb
Give evidence of; "The evidence argues for your claim"; "The results indicate the need for more work" [syn: argue, indicate]
verb
Suggest the necessity of an intervention; in medicine; "Tetracycline is indicated in such cases" [syn: indicate, suggest] [ant: contraindicate]
Definition of 'Indicate'
From: GCIDE
- Indicate \In"di*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Indicated; p. pr. & vb. n. Indicating.] [L. indicatus, p. p. of indicare to indicate; pref. in- in + dicare to proclaim; akin to dicere to say. See Diction, and cf. Indict, Indite.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. To point out; to discover; to direct to a knowledge of; to show; to make known. [1913 Webster]
- That turns and turns to indicate From what point blows the weather. --Cowper. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Med.) To show or manifest by symptoms; to point to as the proper remedies; as, great prostration of strength indicates the use of stimulants. Opposite of contraindicate. [1913 Webster +PJC]
- 3. (Mach.) To investigate the condition or power of, as of steam engine, by means of an indicator.
- Syn: To show; mark; signify; denote; discover; evidence; evince; manifest; declare; specify; explain; exhibit; present; reveal; disclose; display. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'indicate'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- adumbrate,
- affect,
- allude to,
- approve,
- argue,
- assign,
- attest,
- augur,
- be construed as,
- be indicative of,
- be significant of,
- be symptomatic of,
- bespeak,
- betoken,
- brandish,
- breathe,
- bring forth,
- bring forward,
- bring into view,
- bring out,
- bring to notice,
- call attention to,
- call for,
- characterize,
- connote,
- dangle,
- demand,
- demonstrate,
- denominate,
- denote,
- designate,
- determine,
- develop,
- differentiate,
- direct attention to,
- disclose,
- display,
- divine,
- divulge,
- dramatize,
- drop a hint,
- embody,
- enact,
- entail,
- evidence,
- evince,
- exhibit,
- expose to view,
- express,
- fix,
- flaunt,
- flourish,
- foretoken,
- furnish evidence,
- give a hint,
- give evidence,
- give indication of,
- give sign,
- give the cue,
- give token,
- glance at,
- go to show,
- highlight,
- hint,
- hint at,
- identify,
- illuminate,
- illustrate,
- imply,
- import,
- incarnate,
- indicate,
- insinuate,
- intimate,
- involve,
- make clear,
- make known,
- make plain,
- manifest,
- mark,
- materialize,
- mean,
- mention,
- name,
- need,
- note,
- parade,
- perform,
- pick out,
- pin down,
- point out,
- point to,
- prefigure,
- preindicate,
- present,
- presign,
- presignal,
- presignify,
- pretypify,
- produce,
- prompt,
- recommend,
- refer to,
- register,
- represent,
- require,
- reveal,
- roll out,
- say,
- select,
- set,
- set forth,
- show,
- show forth,
- show signs of,
- signalize,
- signify,
- speak for itself,
- speak volumes,
- specialize,
- specify,
- spell,
- spotlight,
- stand for,
- state,
- stipulate,
- suggest,
- symbolize,
- symptomatize,
- symptomize,
- tell,
- tend to show,
- testify,
- token,
- trot out,
- typify,
- unfold,
- wave
Words containing 'Indicate'
- Indical,
- Indicant,
- Indicated,
- Indicating,
- Indication,
- Indicative,
- Indicatively,
- Indicator,
- Indice,
- Indices,
- Indicible,
- indic,
- Counter indication,
- Fare indicator,
- Indicated power,
- Indicative mood,
- Indicator card,
- Indicator diagram,
- Indicator telegraph,
- Speed indicator,
- Torsion indicator,
- absorption indicator,
- flight indicator,
- fuel indicator,
- indicator lamp,
- leading indicator,
- theory of indicators,
- turn indicator,
- Indicated horse power,
- Low water indicator,
- indicative significative suggestive,
- ostwald's theory of indicators,
- acid-base indicator,
- oxidation-reduction indicator