indicating

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 indicating

indicatoryadj indicativeadj signifyingv significativeadj identifyingv

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Where does indicating come from?

The word indicating 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.