What does indicate mean?

Definitions for indicate
ˈɪn dɪˌkeɪtin·di·cate

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. bespeak, betoken, indicate, point, signalverb

    be a signal for or a symptom of

    "These symptoms indicate a serious illness"; "Her behavior points to a severe neurosis"; "The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued"

  2. indicate, point, designate, showverb

    indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively

    "I showed the customer the glove section"; "He pointed to the empty parking space"; "he indicated his opponents"

  3. indicateverb

    to state or express briefly

    "indicated his wishes in a letter"

  4. argue, indicateverb

    give evidence of

    "The evidence argues for your claim"; "The results indicate the need for more work"

  5. indicate, suggestverb

    suggest the necessity of an intervention; in medicine

    "Tetracycline is indicated in such cases"

GCIDE

  1. Indicateverb

    (Med.) To show or manifest by symptoms; to point to as the proper remedies; as, great prostration of strength indicates the use of stimulants. Opposite of contraindicate.

Wiktionary

  1. indicateverb

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

  2. indicateverb

    To show or manifest by symptoms; to point to as the proper remedies

    Great prostration of strength indicates the use of stimulants.

  3. indicateverb

    To signal in a vehicle the desire to turn right or left

  4. indicateverb

    To investigate the condition or power of, as of steam engine, by means of an indicator.

  5. Etymology: From indicatus, past participle of indicare, from in + dicare; see diction. Compare index.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. To INDICATEverb

    Etymology: indico, Latin.

ChatGPT

  1. indicate

    To indicate is to point out, show, demonstrate, or signal something. It can refer to providing a sign, evidence, or a hint that suggests or makes something clear. It can also refer to directing attention towards a specific direction or route.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Indicateverb

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

  2. Indicateverb

    to show or manifest by symptoms; to point to as the proper remedies; as, great prostration of strength indicates the use of stimulants

  3. Indicateverb

    to investigate the condition or power of, as of steam engine, by means of an indicator

  4. Etymology: [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.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Indicate

    in′di-kāt, v.t. to point out: to show: to give as a ground for inferring.—adj. In′dicant, indicating.—n. that which indicates.—n. Indicā′tion, act of indicating: mark: token: symptom.—adj. Indic′ative, pointing out: giving intimation of: (gram.) applied to the mood of the verb which affirms or denies.—adv. Indic′atively.—n. In′dicātor, one who indicates: an instrument on a steam-engine to show the pressure.—adj. In′dicātory, showing. [L. indicāre, -ātumin, in, dicāre, to proclaim.]

Editors Contribution

  1. indicate

    To show.

    The data and science did indicate that all is well and we can all go to work and live as we choose to with freedom.


    Submitted by MaryC on March 21, 2020  


  2. indicate

    To signal in a vehicle the intent to turn right or left.

    The drivers indicate accurately which direction they are taking.


    Submitted by MaryC on March 9, 2020  

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British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'indicate' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2483

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'indicate' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3272

  3. Verbs Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'indicate' in Verbs Frequency: #179

Anagrams for indicate »

  1. actinide

  2. dianetic

  3. diacetin

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of indicate in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of indicate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of indicate in a Sentence

  1. Oretha Kieade:

    This is a testing time for our security forces. Their performance after UNMIL will indicate to the world that Liberia can manage its affairs.

  2. Aayush Visaria:

    These results indicate that women 70 years and older and men less than 50 years with hypertension may have increased risk of uncontrolled hypertension and may benefit from more frequent blood pressure monitoring.

  3. Dieter Wolke:

    Parents of very preterm kids should be aware that there may be an increased risk( despite most developing within normal limits) and indicate to teachers and mental health professionals that their child was born very preterm to assist them with the right interventions.

  4. Frdric Delsuc:

    Contrary to what is generally assumed about the distinctiveness of glyptodonts, our analyses indicate that they originated only some 35 million years ago, well within the armadillo radiation, taxonomically, they should be regarded as no more than another subfamily of armadillos, which we can call Glyptodontinae.

  5. Bernie Sanders:

    Well, right now my job is to win in Iowa. It's to win in New Hampshire, do everything we can. But what Secretary Clinton did indicate -- I was glad to hear this -- is that Secretary Clinton would support the Democratic nominee. And if that's me, I look forward to Secretary Clinton support.

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