indicate

Meaning

1. (transitive) To point out; to discover; to direct to a knowledge of; to show; to make known.
2. (transitive) To show or manifest by symptoms.
3. (transitive) To point to as the proper remedies.
4. (transitive) To signal in a vehicle the desire to turn right or left.
5. (transitive) To investigate the condition or power of, as of steam engine, by means of an indicator.

Synonyms

show

point out

point

denote

suggest

mark

signify

point to

designate

mean

imply

display

signal

demonstrate

manifest

specify

betoken

express

intimate

point at

instruct

hint

exhibit

tell

direct

represent

reveal

connote

mention

insinuate

say

🗣️

give

presage

sign

argue

motion

appoint

instructions

testify

register

forebode

foreshadow

convey

predict

instruction

cite

directives

evince

prove

note

Translations

indiquer

indicare

indicar

montrer

zeigen

aanduiden

indicar

aanwijzen

anzeigen

aangeven

✋

andeuten

désigner

señalar

mostrare

hinweisen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɪndɪˌkeɪt/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin indicātus, perfect passive participle of indicō (“to point out, indicate”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from in- (“in, to”) + dicō (“to declare, (originally) to point”). See also diction and index.

Sentences

Numbers in brackets indicate goals scored .

More recently found fossils indicate that it led an arboreal lifestyle .