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2 definitions found 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 1.6 [wn]: indicate v 1: be a signal for or a symptom of "These symptoms indicate a serious illness" [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 showed her that there was a lot of 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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