Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Indicate"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Indicate \In"di*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Indicated}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Indicating}.] [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}.]
1. To point out; to discover; to direct to a knowledge of; to
show; to make known.
That turns and turns to indicate From what point
blows the weather. --Cowper.
2. (Med.) To show or manifest by symptoms; to point to as the
proper remedies; as, great prostration of strength
indicates the use of stimulants.
3. (Mach.) To investigate the condition or power of, as of
steam engine, by means of an indicator.
Syn: To show; mark; signify; denote; discover; evidence;
evince; manifest; declare; specify; explain; exhibit;
present; reveal; disclose; display.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
indicate
v 1: 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" [syn: {bespeak}, {betoken}, {point}, {signal}]
2: 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" [syn: {point}, {show}]
3: to state or express briefly: "indicated his wishes in a
letter." [ant: {contraindicate}]
4: give evidence of; "The evidence argues for your claim"; "The
results indicate the need for more work" [syn: {argue}]
5: suggest the necessity of an intervention; in medicine:
"Tetracycline is indicated in such cases" [syn: {suggest}]
[ant: {contraindicate}]
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