indicate

Verb

Meaning

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

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

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

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

betoken mark show signal display exhibit reveal specify denote designate signify disclose bespeak state point
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Antonyms

contraindicate bluff control contain represent check
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Hypernyms

present represent tell inform lay out

Hyponyms

mark point show record call read

Related terms

index indication indicator indicative indicatrix

Phrases with the word

indicate that indicate the way indicate beforehand tube to indicate wind direction tube to indicate wind speed data indicate

Derivatives

indicated indicating

Anagrams

actinide ctenidia anticide diactine dianetic

Examples

Wrinkles should merely indicate where the smiles have been. Mark Twain

Though your experience may indicate that God has forgotten you or has left you alone, He is on your side. He is the God of grace, and He is actively working on your behalf. John Townsend

Panic: A highly underrated capacity thanks to which individuals are able to indicate clearly that something is wrong.... Given their head, most humans panic with great dignity and imagination. This can be called democratic expression or practical common sense. John Ralston Saul

It's important not to indicate. People don't try to show their feelings, they try to hide them. Robert De Niro

It's amazing how someone's IQ seems to double as soon as you give them responsibility and indicate that you trust them. Timothy Ferriss

A set of white teeth does not indicate a pure heart. African Proverb

Close letter words and terms

indicant indicanuria indicatable indicate a connection between twothings indicate beforehand indicate that