indicate

Definitions


[ˈɪndɪkeɪt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- point out; show
(e.g: dotted lines indicate the text's margins)

- suggest as a desirable or necessary course of action
(e.g: treatment for shock may be indicated)

- (of a driver or motor vehicle) signal an intention to change lanes or turn using an indicator
(e.g: Cal indicated and moved across the road)


Phrases:

Origin:
early 17th century: from Latin indicat- ‘pointed out’, from the verb indicare, from in- ‘towards’ + dicare ‘make known’




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