indicate - 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 bespeak, betoken, signal, point augur, auspicate, bode, omen, portend, foreshadow, presage, prognosticate, predict, prefigure, betoken, forecast, foretell - indicate by signs; These signs bode bad news mark - designate as if by a mark; This sign marks the border tell - let something be known; Tell them that you will be late 2. indicate - 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 point, designate, show inform - impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to; I informed him of his rights point - indicate the presence of (game) by standing and pointing with the muzzle; the dog pointed the dead duck finger - indicate the fingering for the playing of musical scores for keyboard instruments call attention, point out, signalise, signalize - point out carefully and clearly reflect - manifest or bring back; This action reflects his true beliefs 3. indicate - to state or express briefly; indicated his wishes in a letter inform - impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to; I informed him of his rights record, register, read, show - indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments; The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero; The gauge read `empty signify - make known with a word or signal; He signified his wish to pay the bill for our meal call - indicate a decision in regard to; call balls and strikes behind the plate contraindicate - make a treatment inadvisable 4. indicate - give evidence ofindicate - give evidence of; The evidence argues for your claim; The results indicate the need for more work argue present, lay out, represent - bring forward and present to the mind; We presented the arguments to him; We cannot represent this knowledge to our formal reason 5. indicate - suggest the necessity of an intervention; in medicine; Tetracycline is indicated in such cases suggest inform - impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to; I informed him of his rights contraindicate - make a treatment inadvisable
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