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Indicate

verb

(past & past part. indicated; pres. part. indicating)

Be a signal for or a symptom of. Synonyms: bespeak, betoken, point, signal. "Her behavior points to a severe neurosis" , "The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued"

Indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively. Synonyms: designate, point, show. "He pointed to the empty parking space" , "He indicated his opponents"

To state or express briefly.

Give evidence of. Synonym: argue. "The results indicate the need for more work"

Suggest the necessity of an intervention; in medicine. Synonym: suggest.

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"Indicate" Quotes from Famous Books

... suffering should be comparatively rare, and that the functions of nature should not reach the close of their gradual decay till an extreme old age. The decrepit and shriveled forms of many American Indians would seem to indicate that they had long passed the ordinary time of life. But it is difficult or impossible to ascertain their exact age, as the art of counting is generally unknown among them, and they are strangely forgetful ...

— The Conquest of Canada (Vol. 1 of 2) • George Warburton

... standing erect by the prostrate form of the young hunter—her head slightly bent, and her face turned towards him. An occasional motion of her arm showed that she was speaking to him. The gesture seemed to indicate a threat! Was it possible that in that dread hour she was reviling him? I was at too great a distance, either to hear her words, or note the expression upon her face. Only by the dumb show of her gesticulations, could I tell that a ...

— The Wild Huntress - Love in the Wilderness • Mayne Reid

... those around him, by reason of his prevailing attitude of distrust, suspicion, and low cunning. Some carry an atmosphere of health around them, while others seem to be surrounded with a sickly aura of disease, even when their physical condition does not seem to indicate the lack of health. Mental states have a subtle way of impressing themselves upon us, and the student who will take the trouble to closely observe those with whom he comes in contact will receive a liberal ...

— A Series of Lessons in Raja Yoga • Yogi Ramacharaka

... may have called himself king of the Danes, as his power may well have extended northward as far as the nearest of the Scandinavian nations, and this mention of Medes and Danes as his subjects would serve at once to indicate the vast extent ...

— The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 4 • Various

... with his pen to the door of Mr. Galloway's private room, to indicate that he was in ...

— The Channings • Mrs. Henry Wood

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