Indicate

/ˈɪndɪˌkeɪt/ · verb

Meaning

(transitive, sometimes with 'of') To point out; to discover; to direct to a knowledge of; to show; to make known..

Definitions by Sense

1. (transitive, sometimes with 'of') To point out; to discover; to direct to a knowledge of; to show; to make known.
2. (transitive, medicine) To show or manifest by symptoms.
3. (transitive, medicine) 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.

Example Sentences

The guard blew his whistle to indicate imminent departure.

With just the turn of a shoulder she indicated the water front, where, at the end of the dock on which they stood, lay the good ship, Mount Vernon, river packet, the black smoke already pouring from her stacks.

The story struck the depressingly familiar note with which true stories ring in the tried ears of experienced policemen.[…]The second note, the high alarum, not so familiar and always important since it indicates the paramount sin in Man's private calendar, took most of them by surprise although they had been well prepared.

The willingness of the principals to forgo further argument as the triviality which it in fact is and to petition directly the chambers of the historical absolute clearly indicates of how little moment are the opinions and of what great moment the divergences thereof.

Many genes with reproductive roles also have antibacterial and immune functions, which indicate that the threat of microbial attack on the sperm or egg may be a major influence on rapid evolution during reproduction.

Great prostration of strength indicates the use of stimulants.

It was strange to buy things I used to consider luxuries but were now medically indicated, like air conditioning and well-made shoes.

To a person who is familiar with the use of an indicator, whether it be of one make or another, it is needless to give instructions as to how an engine should be indicated,[…].

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