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indicate verb [ ˈɪndɪkeɪt ]

• point out; show.
• "dotted lines indicate the text's margins"
Similar: designate, specify, stipulate, show,
• suggest as a desirable or necessary course of action.
• "treatment for shock may be indicated"
Similar: advisable, desirable, recommended, suggested, desired, preferable, best, sensible, wise, commonsensical, prudent, appropriate, suitable, helpful, useful, effective, advantageous, beneficial, valuable, profitable, gainful, in someone's (best) interests, necessary, needed, required, called for, essential,
• (of a driver or motor vehicle) signal an intention to change lanes or turn using an indicator.
• "Cal indicated and moved across the road"
Origin: early 17th century: from Latin indicat- ‘pointed out’, from the verb indicare, from in- ‘towards’ + dicare ‘make known’.


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