Associations to the word «Indicate»

Wiktionary

INDICATE, verb. To point out; to discover; to direct to a knowledge of; to show; to make known.
INDICATE, verb. To show or manifest by symptoms; to point to as the proper remedies.
INDICATE, verb. To signal in a vehicle the desire to turn right or left.
INDICATE, verb. To investigate the condition or power of, as of steam engine, by means of an indicator.

Dictionary definition

INDICATE, verb. 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".
INDICATE, verb. 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".
INDICATE, verb. To state or express briefly; "indicated his wishes in a letter".
INDICATE, verb. Give evidence of; "The evidence argues for your claim"; "The results indicate the need for more work".
INDICATE, verb. Suggest the necessity of an intervention; in medicine; "Tetracycline is indicated in such cases".

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.