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indicate — indicate, betoken, attest, bespeak, argue, prove can all mean to give evidence of or to serve as ground for a valid or reasonable inference. One thing indicates another when the former serves as a symptom or a sign pointing to the latter as a… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
indicate — UK US /ˈɪndɪkeɪt/ verb [T] ► to show something, point to something, or make something clear: indicate sth to sb »Retailers should indicate to the consumer the exact weight of the produce. »The scheme will be subject to the modification indicated… … Financial and business terms
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}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
indicate — [in′di kāt΄] vt. indicated, indicating [< L indicatus, pp. of indicare, to indicate, show < in , in, to + dicare, to point out, declare: see DICTION] 1. to direct attention to; point to or point out; show 2. to be or give a sign, token, or… … English World dictionary
indicate — (v.) 1650s, back formation from indication, or else from L. indicatus, pp. of indicare to point out, show, indicate, declare (see INDICATION (Cf. indication)). Related: Indicated; indicating … Etymology dictionary
indicate — I verb advert to, allude to, augur, be a sign of, be a token of, bespeak, betoken, brief, call attention to, connote, convey, direct, direct attention to, evidence, evince, express briefly, express generally, foretoken, give a signal, guide,… … Law dictionary
indicate — [v] signify, display add up to, announce, argue, attest, augur, bespeak, be symptomatic, betoken, button down*, card, connote, demonstrate, denote, designate, evidence, evince, express, finger, hint, illustrate, imply, import, intimate, make,… … New thesaurus
indicate — ► VERB 1) point out; show. 2) be a sign or symptom of. 3) state briefly or indirectly. 4) suggest as a desirable or necessary course of action. 5) chiefly Brit. (of a driver) use an indicator to signal an intention to change lanes or turn.… … English terms dictionary
indicate */*/*/ — UK [ˈɪndɪkeɪt] / US [ˈɪndɪˌkeɪt] verb Word forms indicate : present tense I/you/we/they indicate he/she/it indicates present participle indicating past tense indicated past participle indicated 1) [transitive] to express an intention, opinion, or … English dictionary
indicate — verb ADVERB ▪ clearly, strongly ▪ not necessarily ▪ Expense does not necessarily indicate worth. ▪ usually ▪ This sign usually indicates a ped … Collocations dictionary
indicate — [[t]ɪ̱ndɪkeɪt[/t]] ♦♦ indicates, indicating, indicated 1) VERB If one thing indicates another, the first thing shows that the second is true or exists. [V that] A survey of retired people has indicated that most are independent and enjoying life … English dictionary
