indicate : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: indicate	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for indicate
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
indicate v be a signal for or a symptom of; "These symptoms indicate a serious illness"; "Her behavior points to a severe neurosis"; "The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued" Synonym(s): bespeak, betoken, indicate, point, signal indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively; "I showed the customer the glove section"; "He pointed to the empty parking space"; "he indicated his opponents" Synonym(s): indicate, point, designate, show to state or express briefly; "indicated his wishes in a letter" Antonym(s): contraindicate give evidence of; "The evidence argues for your claim"; "The results indicate the need for more work" Synonym(s): argue, indicate suggest the necessity of an intervention; in medicine; "Tetracycline is indicated in such cases" Synonym(s): indicate, suggest Antonym(s): contraindicate
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Indicate \In"dicate\, 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.