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Thesaurus: indicate

To point out; to discover; to direct to a knowledge of; to show; to make known.

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  1. v. t. To point out; to discover; to direct to a knowledge of; to show; to make known.
  2. v. t. To show or manifest by symptoms; to point to as the proper remedies; as, great prostration of strength indicates the use of stimulants.
  3. v. t. To investigate the condition or power of, as of steam engine, by means of an indicator.
  4. v. be a signal for or a symptom of
  5. v. indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
  6. v. to state or express briefly
  7. v. give evidence of
  8. v. suggest the necessity of an intervention; in medicine
  9. 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.
  10. To show or manifest by symptoms; to point to as the properremedies; as, great prostration of strength indicates the use ofstimulants.
  11. v:100 v. indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively v. to state or express briefly v. suggest the necessity of an intervention; in medicine