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   in·di·cate

   /ˈindəˌkāt/

   verb

   • 1. point out; show: "dotted lines indicate the text's margins" Similar designatespecifystipulateshow
   • ▪ be a sign or symptom of; strongly imply: "sales indicate a growing market for such art" Similar demonstrateshowpoint tobe a sign ofbe evidence ofevidencetestify tobear witness tobe a symptom ofbe symptomatic ofdenoteconnotemarksignalsignifysuggestimplymanifestrevealbetrayevincedisplayreflectrepresentliterary:bespeakbetoken
   • ▪ admit to or state briefly: "the president indicated his willingness to use force against the rebels" Similar statedeclaremake (it) knownannouncecommunicatementionsayrevealdivulgediscloseregisterrecordput it on recordadmitinformal:come out with
   • ▪ (of a person) direct attention to (someone or something) by means of a gesture: "he indicated Cindy with a brief nod of the head" Similar point topoint outgesture toward
   • ▪ (of a gauge or meter) register a reading of (a quantity, dimension, etc.): "an external tube is used to indicate fluid level"
   • 2. suggest as a desirable or necessary course of action: "the treatment is likely to be indicated in severely depressed patients"

   Word Origin early 17th century: from Latin indicat- ‘pointed out’, from the verb indicare, from in- ‘towards’ + dicare ‘make known’.

   Scrabble Points: 11

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