indicate

[ in-di-keyt ]

/ ˈɪn dɪˌkeɪt /

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verb (used with object), in·di·cat·ed, in·di·cat·ing.

to be a sign of; betoken; evidence; show: His hesitation really indicates his doubt about the venture.

to point out or point to; direct attention to: to indicate a place on a map.

to show, as by measuring or recording; make known: The thermometer indicates air temperature.

to state or express, especially briefly or in a general way; signal: He indicated his disapproval but did not go into detail.

Medicine/Medical.

(of symptoms) to point out (a particular remedy, treatment, etc.) as suitable or necessary.
to show the presence of (a condition, infection, etc.).

OTHER WORDS FOR indicate

3 register, reveal, record.

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Origin of indicate

First recorded in 1645–55; from Latin indicātus, past participle of indicāre “to point, make known,” equivalent to indic- (stem of index ) “pointer, marker, informer” + -ātus past participle suffix; see index, -ate¹

OTHER WORDS FROM indicate

in·di·cat·a·ble, adjectivein·dic·a·to·ry

[in-dik-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], /ɪnˈdɪk əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/, adjectivein·ter·in·di·cate, verb (used with object), in·ter·in·di·cat·ed, in·ter·in·di·cat·ing.re·in·di·cate, verb (used with object), re·in·di·cat·ed, re·in·di·cat·ing.

un·in·di·cat·ed, adjectivewell-in·di·cat·ed, adjective

Words nearby indicate

Indic, indican, indicanidrosis, indicant, indicanuria, indicate, indicated horsepower, indication, indicative, indicator, indicator diagram

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How to use indicate in a sentence

A statistic on HubSpot indicates that 86% of businesses use video as a marketing tool.
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Brennan asked that her client be released from custody with a GPS monitor, pending further court proceedings, and indicated that there were medical reasons to do so.
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Model projections indicate both storms may cut to our west, which would allow temperatures aloft to warm enough to change any snow to an icy mix.
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Another test involves breathing hard in front of a mirror to see if you blink while wearing a mask, which would indicate leakage from the top of the mask.
Masks should fit better or be doubled up to protect against coronavirus variants, CDC says|Lena H. Sun, Fenit Nirappil|February 11, 2021|Washington Post

The latest captured and released lion is P-95, whose name indicates it’s the 95th puma captured in the study.
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An attorney was asked to follow up, but no records indicate what happened next.
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The fragment is written in Coptic, not Greek, and is not actually from the Bible, as the title would indicate.
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In general, comas are a negative prognostic factor and indicate severe damage.
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Propagators: Who has been retweeting and spreading the story, given the retweets often indicate agreement?
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There was nothing to indicate this is where I was going to end up.
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Granular and fatty casts, therefore, always indicate partial or complete disintegration of the renal epithelium.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
In dates of the last and present century it is usual to indicate the last two figures of the date.
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It came to be used as a supplement to the law to indicate ways of doing things unknown to the law, which ought to be done.
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The second word should indicate by its consonants the numbers of the bones to which the attachment is made.
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He threw out his arms, as if trying to indicate the proportions of a great world or of an enormous ocean.
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British Dictionary definitions for indicate

indicate

/ (ˈɪndɪˌkeɪt) /

verb (tr)

(may take a clause as object) to be or give a sign or symptom of; implycold hands indicate a warm heart

to point out or show

(may take a clause as object) to state briefly; suggesthe indicated what his feelings were

(of instruments) to show a reading ofthe speedometer indicated 50 miles per hour

(usually passive) to recommend or requiresurgery seems to be indicated for this patient

Derived forms of indicate

indicatable, adjectiveindicatory (ɪnˈdɪkətərɪ, -trɪ), adjective

Word Origin for indicate

C17: from Latin indicāre to point out, from in- ² + dicāre to proclaim; compare index

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