indicate

(ĭn'dĭ-kāt')
tr.v., -cat·ed, -cat·ing, -cates.

1. To show the way to or the direction of; point out: an arrow indicating north; indicated the right road by nodding toward it.
2. To serve as a sign, symptom, or token of; signify: "The cracking and booming of the ice indicate a change of temperature" (Henry David Thoreau).
3. To suggest or demonstrate the necessity, expedience, or advisability of: The symptoms indicate immediate surgery.
4. To state or express briefly: indicated his wishes in a letter; indicating her approval with a nod.

[Latin indicāre, indicāt-, to show, from index, forefinger, indicator.]

indicatory in'di·ca·to'ry (-kə-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē) adj.

SYNONYMS   indicate, argue, attest, bespeak, betoken, testify, witness. These verbs mean to give grounds for supposing or inferring the existence or presence of something: a fever indicating illness; a shabby house that argues poverty; paintings that attest the artist's genius; disorder that bespeaks negligence; melting snows that betoken spring floods; a comment testifying ignorance; a stunned silence that witnessed his shock.

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verb

1. To make known or identify, as by signs: denote, designate, mark, point out, show, specify. See show/hide.
2. To give a precise indication of, as on a register or scale: mark, read, record, register, show. See show/hide.
3. To give grounds for believing in the existence or presence of: argue, attest, bespeak, betoken, mark, point to, testify, witness. See show/hide.
4. To lead to by logical inference: imply, point to, suggest. See meaning.

v

Definition: signify, display
Antonyms: conceal, hide, mislead

IN BRIEF: To be a sign of, show; to point out.

If a small thing has the power to make you angry, does that not indicate something about your size? — Sydney J. Harris (1917-1986), American journalist & writer.

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See words rhyming with "indicatory."

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - indikere, vise, angive, markere, tilkendegive, antyde, være udtryk for, være tegn på

Nederlands (Dutch)
aanduiden, aanwijzen, aangeven, te kennen geven, indiceren

Français (French)
v. tr. - indiquer

Deutsch (German)
v. - zeigen, andeuten, anzeigen, indizieren

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - δείχνω, καταδεικνύω, μαρτυρώ, σημειώνω, υποδηλώνω, υποδεικνύω, υπαγορεύω, εκδηλώνω

Italiano (Italian)
annunciare, indicare, accennare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - indicar

Русский (Russian)
указывать, означать, свидетельствовать о необходимости, выражать коротко и ясно

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - dar a conocer, manifestar, apuntar, señalar, sugerir, indicar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - ange, antyda, (ut)visa, markera, vittna om, indikera (isht tekn.)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
指出, 象征, 显示

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 指出, 象徵, 顯示

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 가리키다, 표시하다, ~의 징후이다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 指す, 指摘する, 示す, 知らせる, 指示を出す, 必要とする

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يدل على, يوضح‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הצביע, הראה, רמז שיש לנקוט-, סימן, העיד על‬

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