Definition of Indicate

1. Verb. Be a signal for or a symptom of. "The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued"


2. Verb. Indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively. "He indicated his opponents"
Exact synonyms: Designate, Point, Show
Generic synonyms: Inform
Specialized synonyms: Point, Finger, Call Attention, Point Out, Signalise, Signalize, Reflect
Derivative terms: Indication, Pointer, Pointer, Pointer

3. Verb. To state or express briefly. "Indicated his wishes in a letter"
Generic synonyms: Inform
Specialized synonyms: Read, Record, Register, Show, Signify, Call
Antonyms: Contraindicate

4. Verb. Give evidence of. "The results indicate the need for more work"

5. Verb. Suggest the necessity of an intervention; in medicine. "Tetracycline is indicated in such cases"
Exact synonyms: Suggest
Generic synonyms: Inform
Antonyms: Contraindicate
Derivative terms: Indication, Indication, Indicative

Definition of Indicate

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

Definition of Indicate

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

2. Verb. To show or manifest by symptoms; to point to as the proper remedies ¹

3. Verb. To signal in a vehicle the desire to turn right or left ¹

4. Verb. To investigate the condition or power of, as of steam engine, by means of an indicator. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Indicate

1. to point out [v -CATED, -CATING, -CATES]

Medical Definition of Indicate

1. 1. To show the probable presence of existence or nature or course of: give fair evidence of: be a fairly certain sign or symptom of. 2. To demonstrate or suggest the probable necessity or advisability. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

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