The Collaborative International Dictionary
Indicate \In"di*cate\, 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.]
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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. (Med.) To show or manifest by symptoms; to point to as the proper remedies; as, great prostration of strength indicates the use of stimulants. Opposite of contraindicate.
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(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.
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vb. (present participle of indicate English)
Usage examples of "indicating".
The Searcher has always been my favorite mask, particularly so when I complement it,' Gorlot drawled, indicating his white priest's robes.
I mean, Gorlot was plainly indicating that Gleto should not inform Ferrill if Harlan got better.
The three of them moved over to the tank and Jokan pointed, scribing a circle with his hands and indicating its position in the spatial reference.
Hrrula said softly, indicating the adults present, "hayumans," he said carefully, tapping Ken and Vic, jerking his head over his shoulder in the direction of the colony, "rla i zamat.
The visitor possessed a very broad back stripe, indicating that he held a position of rank in Hrruban society.
Both were moderately broad Stripes, indicating that they were of good family.
It makes a noise,” the technician pointed out, indicating the subspace receiver on his console.
Afra replied, indicating in his public mind his professional respect for her.
Yet once Portegin had assembled and activated the seismic screen to read the soil and rock analyses of the new cores laid by the three geological teams, faint signals had shown up along the entire continental shelf: signals indicating the presence of cores on a planet reportedly never before explored.
Immediately the sensitive instrument registered movement as well as significant animal warmth but no blurp indicating tagged life-forms.
She rose, signifying an end to the meeting, her glance indicating that Varian and Kai should remain.
A chime sounded, indicating Jilet's personal time was at an end, and he needed to get back to his duties.
The infrared view of the night side of the planet showed almost continuous heat trace across all the land masses and even some under the seas, indicating population centres.
To her dismay, a few of them took one look at the notation in her records indicating that she'd been in two space wrecks and instantly showed her the door.
There were a half-dozen impacts on the cargo door, indicating the leaders of the pack hitting it, unable to stop.