indicate

verb

(transitive, sometimes with 'of') To point out; to discover; to direct to a knowledge of; to show; to make known.

(transitive) To signal in a vehicle the desire to turn right or left.

(transitive, medicine) To show or manifest by symptoms.

(transitive, medicine) To point to as the proper remedies.

(transitive) To investigate the condition or power of, as of steam engine, by means of an indicator.

Roots

dicodic- · Latin · say

Synonyms for indicate

betokenv bespeakv signifyv shown denotev implyv designatev signalizev connotev presignifyv demonstratev pretypifyv evincev revealv representv

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Where does indicate come from?

The word indicate breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root dic-, from Latin dico (“say”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.