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in⋅di⋅cate

  [in-di-keyt]
Use indicate in a Sentence
–verb (used with object), -cat⋅ed, -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.
4. to state or express, esp. briefly or in a general way; signal: He indicated his disapproval but did not go into detail.
5. Medicine/Medical.
a. (of symptoms) to point out (a particular remedy, treatment, etc.) as suitable or necessary.
b. to show the presence of (a condition, infection, etc.).
Origin:
1645–55; < L indicātus ptp. of indicāre to point, make known equiv. to indic- (s. of index) index + -ātus -ate 1

Related forms:
in⋅di⋅cat⋅a⋅ble, adjective
in⋅dic⋅a⋅to⋅ry  [in-dik-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] , adjective

Synonyms:
3. register, reveal, record.
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in·di·cate   (ĭn'dĭ-kāt')   
tr.v.   indi·cat·ed, indi·cat·ing, indi·cates
  1. To show the way to or the direction of; point out: an arrow indicating north; indicated the right road by nodding toward it.
  2. To serve as a sign, symptom, or token of; signify: "The cracking and booming of the ice indicate a change of temperature" (Henry David Thoreau).
  3. To suggest or demonstrate the necessity, expedience, or advisability of: The symptoms indicate immediate surgery.
  4. To state or express briefly: indicated his wishes in a letter; indicating her approval with a nod.

[Latin indicāre, indicāt-, to show, from index, forefinger, indicator; see deik- in Indo-European roots.]
in'di·ca·to'ry (-kə-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē) adj.
Synonyms: These verbs mean to give grounds for supposing or inferring the existence or presence of something: a fever indicating illness; a shabby house that argues poverty; paintings that attest the artist's genius; disorder that bespeaks negligence; melting snows that betoken spring floods; a comment testifying ignorance; a stunned silence that witnessed his shock.
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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.]

1. To point out; to discover; to direct to a knowledge of; to show; to make known.

That turns and turns to indicate From what point blows the weather. --Cowper.

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.

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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : indicate
Spanish: indicar,
German: anzeigen,
Japanese: 示す
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Main Entry: in·di·cate
Pronunciation: 'in-d&-"kAt
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: -cat·ed; -cat·ing
1 : to be a fairly certain symptom of : show the presence or existence of indicates a serious condition>
2 : to callfor especially as treatment for a particular condition indicated in advanced cancer>
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