What does indicate mean?

Definitions for indicate
ˈɪn dɪˌkeɪtin·di·cate

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word indicate.

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. Juan Pappier:

    When thousands of Cubans took to the streets in July, the Cuban government responded with a brutal strategy of repression designed to instill fear and suppress dissent, peaceful protesters and other critics have been systematically detained, held incommunicado and abused in horrendous conditions, and subjected to sham trials following patterns that indicate these human rights violations are not the actions of rogue agents.

  2. Steve Wollmer:

    Just because we've had conversations with his commission does not indicate in any way that the relationship between the governor and the NJEA has changed.

  3. Michael Fitzpatrick:

    It's difficult for anybody to get a job these days, but they face particular problems, many of them have been away for a long time. They don't have that employment history. They have to indicate if they've ever been convicted of a crime.

  4. Charles Boberg of McGill University:

    Its regional characteristics indicate that it was acquired in North America.

  5. Peter Kucik:

    I suspect the changes that get announced all drive at the same end goal: which is to promote and make easier the trade and business relationships between the two countries and encourage continued reform while minding concerns, the details will really indicate where the principal areas of remaining concern are but broadly speaking they are going to be aligned with what we've seen so far.

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