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indicate

[ in-di-keyt ]

verb (used with object)

, in·di·cat·ed, in·di·cat·ing.
  1. to be a sign of; betoken; evidence; show:

    His hesitation really indicates his doubt about the venture.

  2. to point out or point to; direct attention to:

    to indicate a place on a map.

  3. to show, as by measuring or recording; make known:

    The thermometer indicates air temperature.

    Synonyms: record, reveal, register

  4. to state or express, especially briefly or in a general way; signal:

    He indicated his disapproval but did not go into detail.

  5. Medicine/Medical.
    1. (of symptoms) to point out (a particular remedy, treatment, etc.) as suitable or necessary.
    2. to show the presence of (a condition, infection, etc.).


indicate

/ ˈɪndɪˌkeɪt; -trɪ; ɪnˈdɪkətərɪ /

verb

  1. may take a clause as object to be or give a sign or symptom of; imply

    cold hands indicate a warm heart

  2. to point out or show
  3. may take a clause as object to state briefly; suggest

    he indicated what his feelings were

  4. (of instruments) to show a reading of

    the speedometer indicated 50 miles per hour

  5. usually passive to recommend or require

    surgery seems to be indicated for this patient

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˈindiˌcatable, adjective
  • indicatory, adjective
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Other Words From

  • in·di·cata·ble adjective
  • in·dic·a·to·ry [in-, dik, -, uh, -tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], adjective
  • inter·indi·cate verb (used with object) interindicated interindicating
  • re·indi·cate verb (used with object) reindicated reindicating
  • un·indi·cated adjective
  • well-indi·cated adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of indicate1

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; index, -ate 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of indicate1

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

A statistic on HubSpot indicates that 86% of businesses use video as a marketing tool.

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.

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.

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.

The latest captured and released lion is P-95, whose name indicates it’s the 95th puma captured in the study.

An attorney was asked to follow up, but no records indicate what happened next.

The fragment is written in Coptic, not Greek, and is not actually from the Bible, as the title would indicate.

In general, comas are a negative prognostic factor and indicate severe damage.

Propagators: Who has been retweeting and spreading the story, given the retweets often indicate agreement?

There was nothing to indicate this is where I was going to end up.

Granular and fatty casts, therefore, always indicate partial or complete disintegration of the renal epithelium.

In dates of the last and present century it is usual to indicate the last two figures of the date.

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.

The second word should indicate by its consonants the numbers of the bones to which the attachment is made.

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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