indicate
To point out; to discover; to direct to a knowledge of; to show; to make known.
Example
“The guard blew his whistle to indicate imminent departure.”
Other meanings
To show or manifest by symptoms.
“Great prostration of strength indicates the use of stimulants.”
To point to as the proper remedies.
Synonyms
- point
- signal
Related words
- nonindicated
- unindicated
- contraindicate
- counterindicate
- indicable
- indicatable
- indicatory
- preindicate
- subindicate
Example sentences
Word history
From Latin "indicātus".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “indicate” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.