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indicate

[in-di-keyt]

Origin

verb (used with object), -cat·ed, -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.).

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

Related forms

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), -cat·ed, -cat·ing.

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

un·in·di·cat·ed, adjective

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well-in·di·cat·ed, adjective

COLLAPSE

Synonyms
3. register, reveal, record.

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the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning; an outcome of events contrary to what was expected

a fundamental, primary, or general law or truth from which others are derived

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indicate (ˈɪndɪˌkeɪt)

—vb
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

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

'indicatable

—*adj*

indicatory

—*adj*

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Word Origin & History

indicate

1650s, from L. indicatus, pp. of indicare (see indication).

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"But ice-crunching and loud gum-chewing, together with drumming on tables, and whistling the same tune seventy times in succession, because they indicate an indifference on the part of the perpetrator to the rest of the world in general, are not only registered on the delicate surfaces of the brain but eat little holes in it until it finally collapses or blows up."

-Robert Benchley

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