indicate
verb
in·di·cate
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indicated;
indicating
Definition of indicate
1a
: to point out or point to
b
: to be a sign, symptom, or index of
the high fever indicates a serious condition
c
: to demonstrate or suggest the necessity or advisability of
indicated the need for a new school the indicated treatment
2
: to state or express briefly
indicated a desire to cooperate
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Synonyms for indicate
Synonyms
bespeak, betoken, denote, mean, point (to), signify, tell (of)
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Examples of indicate in a Sentence
Our records indicate a depth of 3,000 feet here.
The map indicates where the treasure is buried.
There is nothing to indicate that the two events are connected.
The size of his offer indicates that he is eager to buy the house.
The general used a long ruler to indicate on the map exactly where the troops would land.
We asked how to get to the rear entrance, and he indicated a path leading around the right side of the building.
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The Gen 5 features a speaker, a feature not indicated on the Vapor X spec sheet, and later in the fall Fossil plans to release an app for the Gen 5 that allows iOS users to pick up calls right on the watch, a first for a Wear OS device. — Cameron Faulkner, The Verge, "Misfit’s new Vapor X is a lightweight Wear OS smartwatch," 14 Aug. 2019 But Brown pointed to little details that indicate his unit is on track. — Fletcher Page, Cincinnati.com, "How Rashad Medaris helps shape identity for UC football's wide receivers," 12 Aug. 2019 The £32m received by Arsenal from his transfer will go some way to offsetting their expensive summer signings, after initial reports had indicated that Emery only had around £45m to work with for new recruits. — SI.com, "Alexandre Lacazette Posts Tribute to Alex Iwobi After Deadline Day Move to Everton," 10 Aug. 2019 More recently, reports in 2015 indicated the Nigerian government contracted a number of companies to aid in counterinsurgency efforts targeting Boko Haram. — Jonathan Powell, Quartz Africa, "The controversial role of private military and security companies in Africa," 9 Aug. 2019 It was repeatedly delayed, and reports indicated that Apple was facing serious technical issues when developing it. — Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, "Apple is now selling the AirPower, basically, only it’s not made by Apple," 9 Aug. 2019 The protein, which indicates brain cell damage, is linked to chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a condition that can cause memory loss, depression, and emotional instability, and can eventually lead to dementia. — Eva Frederick, Science | AAAS, "Just one season of playing football—even without a concussion—can cause brain damage," 7 Aug. 2019 According to researchers, the birds' quickness—or lack thereof—indicated their expectations: On average, each crow took about 25 seconds to find the small piece of meat on the left side of the table, and just four seconds to grab the larger prize. — Daisy Hernandez, Popular Mechanics, "How Crows Are Just Like Popular Mechanics Readers," 2 Aug. 2019 But finding the precise threshold that indicates amyloid’s presence in the brain has been difficult, especially because the variations in blood amyloid are so small. — Katherine Ellen Foley, Quartz, "There are a lot of promising blood tests for Alzheimer’s—here’s how to keep track," 1 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'indicate.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for indicate
indicate
verb
English Language Learners Definition of indicate
: to show (something) : to show that (something) exists or is true
: to direct attention to (someone or something) usually by pointing
: to show or suggest that (something) is needed
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indicate
verb
in·di·cate
| \ ˈin-də-ˌkāt
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\
indicated;
indicating
Kids Definition of indicate
1
: to point out or point to
Indicate your neighborhood on the map.
2
: to state or express briefly
He stepped back … and by so doing indicated that he had finished.— Louise Fitzhugh, Harriet The Spy
indicate
transitive verb
in·di·cate
| \ ˈin-də-ˌkāt
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indicated;
indicating
Medical Definition of indicate
1
: to be a fairly certain symptom of : show the presence or existence of
the high fever indicates a serious condition
2
: to call for especially as treatment for a particular condition
radical surgery is often indicated in advanced cancer
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