indicate

[in-di-keyt]

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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.
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.).

Origin of indicate

1645–55; < Latin indicātus past participle of indicāre to point, make known equivalent to indic- (stem of index) index + -ātus -ate¹

Related formsin·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

Synonyms for indicate

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3. register, reveal, record.

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Related Words for indicated

registered, determined, marked, designated

Examples from the Web for indicated

Contemporary Examples of indicated

The authors categorized responses that indicated a misunderstanding of possible benefit as “germs are germs” beliefs.
Without Education, Antibiotic Resistance Will Be Our Greatest Health Crisis
Russell Saunders
December 19, 2014
That indicated a relatively rapid increase in methane, followed by an equally fast decrease.
Methane on Mars: Life or Just Gas?
Matthew R. Francis
December 17, 2014
Another lawyer closely associated with the case has indicated that the FBI had become involved in the investigation.
Rape, Lies & Videotape in Ferguson
Michael Daly
November 18, 2014
It was identified as an ancient exorcism technique that indicated she had been suspected of supernatural powers.
Bulgaria’s Vampire Graveyards
Nina Strochlic
October 15, 2014
Those facts, Paul said, indicated that Chairman Mao was a tyrannical monster whose people lived “in abject slavery.”
The Secret to Rand Paul’s Foreign Policy: His Father
W. James Antle III
September 12, 2014

Historical Examples of indicated

Now, this applies only so far as individuals are indicated, and it is so far right.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327
Various
The national purpose is indicated through a national election.
United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches
Various
He indicated a chair standing a little way from one end of his desk.
Within the Law
Marvin Dana
The real purpose of the enterprise is indicated in the last clause.
Stories from Thucydides
H. L. Havell
Simba indicated the sun, and swept his hand across the arc of the heavens.
The Leopard Woman
Stewart Edward White

British Dictionary definitions for indicated

indicate

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 Formsindicatable, 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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Word Origin and History for indicated

indicate

1650s, back-formation from indication, or else from Latin indicatus, past participle of indicare "to point out, show, indicate, declare" (see indication). Related: Indicated; indicating.