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Meaning of indicate

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  indicate
      v 1: be a signal for or a symptom of; "These symptoms indicate a
           serious illness"; "Her behavior points to a severe
           neurosis"; "The economic indicators signal that the euro is
           undervalued" [syn: {bespeak}, {betoken}, {indicate},
           {point}, {signal}]
      2: indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either
         spatially or figuratively; "I showed the customer the glove
         section"; "He pointed to the empty parking space"; "he
         indicated his opponents" [syn: {indicate}, {point},
         {designate}, {show}]
      3: to state or express briefly; "indicated his wishes in a
         letter" [ant: {contraindicate}]
      4: give evidence of; "The evidence argues for your claim"; "The
         results indicate the need for more work" [syn: {argue},
         {indicate}]
      5: suggest the necessity of an intervention; in medicine;
         "Tetracycline is indicated in such cases" [syn: {indicate},
         {suggest}] [ant: {contraindicate}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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