Indicate

Definitions: Indicate

Indicate

Verb

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".

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".

3. To state or express briefly: "indicated his wishes in a letter.".

4. Give evidence of; "The evidence argues for your claim"; "The results indicate the need for more work".

5. Suggest the necessity of an intervention; in medicine: "Tetracycline is indicated in such cases".

Date "indicate" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1258. (references)

Note: Indicate \In"di*cate\, transitive verb. [imperative past participle Indicated; present participle verb or noun Indicating.]. (Websters 1913)

Synonyms: Indicate

Synonyms: argue (v), bespeak (v), betoken (v), point (v), show (v), signal (v), suggest (v). (additional references)

Antonym: contraindicate (v). (additional references)

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Attention	Bring under one's notice; point out, point to, point at, point the finger at; lay the finger on, indigitate, indicate; direct attention to, call attention to; show; put a mark; (sign) upon; call soldiers to " attention "; bring forward; (make manifest).
Evidence	Verb: be evidence; Noun: evince, show, betoken, tell of; indicate; (denote); imply, involve, argue, bespeak, breathe.
Imagination	Verb: mean, signify, express; import, purport; convey, imply, breathe, indicate, bespeak, bear a sense; tell of, speak of; touch on; point to, allude to; drive at; involve; (latency); declare; (affirm).
Indication	Verb: indicate; be the sign; n. of; denote, betoken; argue, testify; (evidence); bear the impress; n. of; connote, connotate.
Information	Hint; given an inkling of; give a hint, drop a hint, throw out a hint; insinuate; allude to, make allusion to; glance at; tip the wink; (indicate); suggest, prompt, give the cue, breathe; whisper, whisper in the ear.
Manifestation	Indicate; (direct attention to); disclose; elicit; a.
Speciality	Verb: specify, particularize, individualize, realize, specialize, designate, determine; denote, indicate, point out, select.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Crosswords: Indicate

Specialty definitions using "indicate": People who indicate that they were born in the United States, Puerto Rico, a U.S. Island Area, or abroad of a U.S. citizen parent. (references)

Etymologies containing "indicate": Emphasis. (references)

Non-English Usage: "Indicate" is also a word in the following language with English translations in parentheses.

Latin (accuse, betray, expose, indicate, inform against, point out, reveal, show).

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	Every aerial photo and recon report indicate a defensive arsenal in the D, and perhaps negative C, categories. (Hot Shots!; writing credit: Jim Abrahams; Pat Proft) Visits? That would indicate visitors! (Plan 9 from Outer Space; writing credit: Edward D. Wood, Jr.) 'A closer look at the file and independent research by this newspaper into its key claims indicate that many of the serious accusations against Mr Wigand are backed by scant or contradictory evidence'. (The Insider; writing credit: Eric Roth) Where's your cover? They indicate Profile who waves to them>What the hell are ya doin' back there? (Heartbreak Ridge; writing credit: James Carabatsos) Record indicate most murder result from violence, and murder without bloodstain like Amos without Andy - most unusual. (Charlie Chan at the Race Track; writing credit: Lou Breslow; Saul Elkins)
Clever	Wrinkles should merely indicate where smiles have been. (references; author: Mark Twain)
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Domain	Title
Books	Medicare+Choice: Plan Withdrawals Indicate Difficulty of Providing Choice While Achieving Savings (reference) The U.S. Economy Demystified: The Meaning of U.S. Business Statistics and What They Indicate About the Future (reference) (more book examples)
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	This is a histological slide stained with H&E of a human herpesvirus (HHV-6), a type of human herpes virus. In this photomicrograph of infected cells, the black specks indicate the location of a radioactive isotope that has been attached to the viral RNA. In this case, a large number of black specks indicate that this lymphocyte has been infected.Credit: Unknown photographer/artist.		Seen is a lab technician performing a step in the estrogen receptor assay. She is placing some liquid in test vials and inspecting them. In some slides only her hands and the vials are visible. The results of this test indicate whether removal of ovaries or antiestrogen drugs is the likely therapy.Credit: Linda Bartlett (photographer).
	Exciting Hubble telescope images of more than a dozen very distant colliding galaxies indicate ...Credit: NASA.		On the border between Chile and the Catamarca province of Argentina lies a vast field of currently dormant volcanoes. Over time, these volcanoes have laid down a crust of magma roughly 2 miles (3.2 km) thick. It is tinged with a patina of various colors that can indicate both the age and mineral content of the original lava flows.Credit: NASA.
	Center pivot irrigation systems created these circular patterns in crop land near Garden City, Kansas. The red circles indicate irrigated crops of healthy vegetation. The light-colored circles represent harvested crops..Credit: NASA.		Smoothing a landing strip on sea ice at Pitt Point. Long shadows and frozen sea indicate early in the spring.Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth.
	The triangular cones are daymarks to indicate vessel is fishing. The orange balls are floats.Credit: Fisheries.		Fisherman displaying fish caught in St. Paul Harbor. Umbrella hat frees hands for more important fishing tasks. Umbrella hat necessary to protect from frequent showers, not ward off the midnight sun. Apparently this fisherman did not consult the local weather forecast as a clear sky would indicate few showers .Credit: Fisheries.
	The Eastern Neck site prepared for planting. The poles represent planting treatment designations. The poles with flags indicate transects that were used for topography and vegetation surveys. In the distance, rocks were placed to reduce storm wave energy.Credit: NOAA Restoration Center.		Large stands of Phragmites australis often indicate that salt water flow is restricted in marshes. This non-native grass is beautiful, but salt marshes in the northeastern United States should be comprised of Spartina grasses and other native salt marsh plants.Credit: NOAA Restoration Center.
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Play	Caption
	Brewing; brew; foreboding; forebode; clock; chime; augur; forecast; forerun; foreshow; foretell; harbinger; herald; indicate; portend; predict; presage; signal; signify; betoken; bode; divine;; foresee; foreshadow; foretell; foretoken; forewarn; indicate.
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Author	Quotation
Ralph Waldo Emerson	The eyes indicate the antiquity of the soul.
Richter	The very afflictions of our earthly pilgrimage are presages of our future glory as shadows indicate the sun.
Sidney J. Harris	If a small thing has the power to make you angry, does that not indicate something about your size?
Victor Hugo	Strong and bitter words indicate a weak cause.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Author	Date	Quotation
Treaty of Versailles	1919	At the end of fifteen years from the coming into force of the present Treaty the inhabitants of the said territory shall be called upon to indicate the sovereignty under which they desire to be placed. (reference)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Title	Author	Quote
Les Miserables	Hugo, Victor	But he heard no sound of footsteps, which seemed to indicate that whoever was listening at the door had taken off his shoes.
Walden	Thoreau, Henry David	The cracking and booming of the ice indicate a change of temperature.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		A low count may indicate anemia. (references)
		The arrows indicate positions of positive bands. (references)
		A collection of symptoms that indicate kidney damage. (references)
Business		These data indicate a trend of steady growth in cargo handled by Chinese ports. (references)
		A low ratio can indicate a less profitable use of working capital in making sales. (references)
		Recent analyses indicate a decrease in the profitability of many Polish companies. (references)
Children	Moldova	Official statistics indicate that the there are 13,500 institutionalized children. (references)
	Hong Kong	Child abuse and exploitation are not widespread, but statistics indicate that they are increasing. (references)
	Vietnam	While reports from domestic sources indicate that responsible officials generally took these goals seriously, concrete actions are constrained by severely limited budgets. (references)
Civil Liberties	Latvia	Citizens' passports indicate the ethnicity of the bearer. (references)
	Switzerland	The commission report did not indicate the number of rejected applicants. (references)
	Singapore	Polls indicate that there is strong public support for continued censorship of sex and violence in films. (references)
Economic History	Italy	Applications must indicate the appropriate classification. (references)
	Russia	Estimates for 2001, indicate a decrease to USD 32.2 bullion. (references)
	Malaysia	News reports and anecdotes indicate that corrupt practices exist. (references)
Human Rights	India	NGO's claim that rape by police, including custodial rape, is more common than NHRC figures indicate. (references)
	Nepal	These figures indicate that 274 police; 31 army; 84 civilians; and 423 insurgents were killed during the year. (references)
	Namibia	A hospital report showed that he was injured on the back, elbow, and hand but did not indicate the cause of injury. (references)
Indigenous People	Canada	Despite the Quebec Premier's recent overtures to the leaders of the Cree and Inuit nations, surveys indicate that most of Quebec's 60,000 Indians would favor partition of the province in the event of Quebec's separation from Canada. (references)
Minorities	Colombia	Although estimates vary, government figures indicate that Afro-Colombians represent approximately 26 percent of the total population. (references)
	Uzbekistan	UNHCR figures from 1999 indicate that ethnic Russians make up 3 percent and Tatars make up approximately 0.6 percent of the population. (references)
Political Economy	Nauru	Media reports indicate that substantial offshore deposits are associated with the country's banking facilities. (references)
	Burma	Since that time, the regime has taken some small but significant steps that may indicate that it is serious about political reform. (references)
	PHILIPPINES	Government and international organizations estimates indicate that there are some 3.7 million working children, including 2 million in hazardous conditions. (references)
Political Rights	Comoros	The other leaders did not indicate any unwillingness to abide by the terms of the agreement by year's end. (references)
	Morocco	Press reports indicate that the August 2000 by-elections overall proceeded more fairly than in 1997, despite allegations that two of the races involved some cases of vote-buying. (references)
Trade	Portugal	The invoice should indicate the country of origin. (references)
Travel	Korea	Indeed, one of the fundamental principles of the Korean language is based on the plethora of verb endings which indicate the level of respect accorded to another person. (references)
	Japan	Indifference to local business practices may indicate a lack of commitment on the part of the exporter, and may lead to misunderstandings and bad feelings between both sides. (references)
	Mexico	While the Embassy has no information to indicate that official or private U.S. travelers to Mexico are specifically targeted for terrorist or criminal activity, there is continuing risk. (references)
Women	Fiji	Reliable estimates indicate that 10 percent of women have been abused in some way. (references)
	Czech Republic	The actual extent of violence against women is unknown; however, some studies by experts indicate that it is more common than publicly acknowledged. (references)
	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Anecdotal accounts indicate that women and men generally receive equal pay for equal work at socially owned enterprises but not always at private businesses. (references)
Worker Rights	Indonesia	NGO findings indicate a growing trend in child prostitution and sexual exploitation. (references)
	Sweden	A 1998 report suggests that the problem of trafficking is more widespread than the few prosecutions indicate. (references)
	Paraguay	Studies indicate that 42 percent of these children began working by the age of 8, and some 37 percent do not attend school. (references)
Lexicography	Devil's Dictionary	MISS, n. The title with which we brand unmarried women to indicate that they are in the market. Miss, Missis (Mrs.) and Mister (Mr.) are the three most distinctly disagreeable words in the language, in sound and sense. Two are corruptions of Mistress, the other of Master. In the general abolition of social titles in this our country they miraculously escaped to plague us. If we must have them let us be consistent and give one to the unmarried man. I venture to suggest Mush, abbreviated to Mh.
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Speaker	Term	Phrase(s)
James Monroe	1817-1825	The answer of that Government to the proposal when received will indicate the further measures to be pursued on the part of the United States.
John Quincy Adams	1825-1829	Weakened as it has occasionally been since that time, it can by us never be forgotten, and we should hail with exultation the moment which should indicate a recollection equally friendly in spirit on the part of France.
Bill Clinton	1993-2001	Recent studies indicate that drug use is on the rise again among young people.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

"Indicate" is generally used as a lexical verb (infinitive) -- approximately 59.40% of the time. "Indicate" is used about 4,136 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Lexical Verb (infinitive)	59.4%	2,456	3,658
Lexical Verb (base form)	40.6%	1,679	4,985
Total	100.00%	4,136	N/A

Expression using "indicate": indicate with quotation marks. Additional references.
Hypenated Usage
	Ending with "indicate": performance-indicate.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Language		Translations for "indicate"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Afrikaan		wys (manner, melody, mode, point, point out, sagacious, sage, show, tune, voice, vote, way, wise), vertoon (introduce, perform, point, point out, show), toon (point, point out, show, toe, tone), aandui (point, point out, show, suggest), aantoon (demonstrate, point out, prove, suggest). (various references)

Albanian		tregoj me gisht (point), tregoj (argue, bear, bespeak, betoken, bring out, connotate, connote, denote, designate, direct, display, establish, evidence, evince, exhibit, expose, express oneself, extend, finger, give away, infer, make out, manifest, narrate, note, point out, present, proclaim, produce, profess, prove, read, recite, relate, show, show round, spiel, spin out, tell, tell tales, yield), sugjeroj (inspire, propose, suggest), shfaq (bear, display, evince, exert, exhibit, flash, manifest, outspeak, pour out, present, proclaim, profess, put on, read off, show, testify), shënoj (aim, arrow, book, calendar, catalogue, chalk, charge, commit to paper, denote, earmark, itemize, jot down, kick, Mark, note, note down, pencil, post, punch, put down, record, remark, score, scribe, set off, sink, tally, tick off, write down), do të thotë (add up to, denote, import, signify), dëshmoj (bear witness, evidence, infer, testify, witness). (various references)

Arabic		‏عبر بإختصار, ‏أوحى بضرورة, ‏أشار (advert, allude, beckon, beckon in, connote, denote, designate, mark, mark out, mention, motion, point, point at, point out, read, record, refer, reference, show, sign, signalize, suggest), ‏أشر (mark, signal, signalize, tick), ‏ظهر (appear, arise, back, brighten up, bring out, come to light, declare, declassify, define, denote, develop, evidence, exercise, exhibit, express, feature, image, infer, loom, manifest, mark, note, occur, outcrop, parade, peep, play up, poke, pop up, proclaim, produce, reveal, show, show up, spring, surface, turn up, walk), ‏دل (announce, betoken, bode, denote, designate, infer, proclaim, promise, read, signify, speak), ‏بين (amidst, among, articulate, between, bring to light, broad, distinct, elucidate, evident, explicit, express, inter alia, midst, obvious, ostensible, overt, seeming, self evident, set forth, show, through, unequivocal). (various references)

Bulgarian		свидетелствувам за (bear witness to, denote, register, speak), соча (bode, point at), означавам (amount, bespeak, betoken, connotate, denote, imply, import, intend, involve, mean, purport, represent, signify, spell, typify), налагам (enforce, enjoin, force, force upon, hammer, inculcate, inflict, levy, necessitate, predicate, punish, ramrod, superimpose, thrust, thrust on, towel, wallop), загатвам за (connotate, connote, prelude, purport, shadow), посочвам (designate, point, point at, point out, show, state), показвам (demonstrate, denote, dial, disclose, display, evince, exhibit, give, manifest, present, proclaim, protrude, read, register, show, show around, signify, stick, tell, trot, witness), изисквам (call for, claim, command, demand, desiderate, enforce, enjoin, exact, necessitate, postulate, require, take, want), давам да се разбере (import, intimate, signify). (various references)

Catalan		indicar (point out, suggest), ensenyar (point out, suggest). (various references)

Chinese		表明 (known, make clear, make known, state clearly, to make clear). (various references)

Czech		ukazovat na, svìdèit (agree, attest to, bear witness, give evidence, testify), oznaèit (denote, describe, designate, highlight, inscribe, label, Mark, prick, sign, signify, stigmatize, term), naznaèit (infer, intimate, suggest, throw out). (various references)

Danish		vise (point out, show). (various references)

Dutch		aangeven (accord, accuse, convey, declare, denounce, give, hand, hand over, pass, point out, register, show, spend, state, suggest), aanduiden (point out, show, suggest). (various references)

Esperanto		indiki (suggest), signi (point out, show), montri (point out, show). (various references)

Faeroese		vísa (ballad, ballade, chanson, introduce, offer, point out, present, show, tender), sýna (point out, show). (various references)

Farsi		نمایان ساختن , نشان دادن (Actuate, Ante, Demonstrate, Display, Evince, Exert, Illustrate, Index, Introduce, Point, Register, Run, Show), اشاره کردن بر (Infer, Suggest). (various references)

Finnish		viitata (allude, beckon, hint, hold up one's hand, motion, point, point out, refer, suggest). (various references)

French		montrer, indiquer, marquer, désigner. (various references)

Frisian		oanwize (point out, show, suggest), oantsjutte (point out, show, suggest). (various references)

German		zeigen (be at, be on, demonstrate, display, evince, exhibit, exhibits, manifest, offers, point, point out, present, reveal, show, shows, suggest, to evince, to exhibit, to indicate), hinweisen (advert, advertence, allude, emphasize, point, point out, refer, remind, show, stress, to allude, to indicate, to point out), kennzeichnen (characterize, denote, designate, earmark, flag, identify, label, Mark, mark off, number plate, point out, show, signalize, signify, signpost, to denote, to earmark, to flag, to label, to mark), indizieren (index, subscript), anzeigen (accuse, advertise, advertisements, announce, denote, denounce, display, give notice, indexes, inform against, inform on, institute legal proceedings against, notifications, notify, point, read, register, report, see, show, signal, to advertise, to indicate, to notify), angeben (accord, accuse, acquaint, announce, boast, brag, cite, convey, declare, denounce, explain, give, give an account, give as an excuse, hand, hand over, inform, let know, maintain, name, pass, pitch, point out, pose, pretend, put down, quote, report, serve, set, show, show off, specify, spend, state, to brag), andeuten (block in, denote, hint, hint at, imply, infer, insinuate, intimate, point out, presage, show, signify, suggest, to hint, to suggest). (various references)

Greek		δείχνω (demonstrate, denote, display, point, point to, shew, show). (various references)

Hebrew		לאותת (beckon, give signs, sign, signal), ל�"צביע (hint, point, signify), לסמן (designate, sign, signal, signify). (various references)

Hungarian		mutat (display, point, represent, show, simulate, to denote, to indicate, to pretend, to record, to represent, to simulate), jelez (denote, import, Mark, point, sign, signal, signalize, signify, to denote, to indicate, to record, to signal, to signify, to testify, wig-wag), jelöl (sign, to name, to nominate, to put in, to sign), figyelmeztet (admonish, alarm, caution, exhort, forewarn, raise the alarm, sound the alarm, tip the wink, to admonish, to caution, to exhort, to forewarn, to serve notice, to tip, to tip the wink, to warn, warn). (various references)

Indonesian		menunjukkan (exhibit, refer), menunjuk (appoint, designate, point toward, raise one's hand, with reference to), mengalamatkan (address, foretell), membakat (imprending). (various references)

Italian		indicare (be indicative of, betoken, denote, direct, mean, offers, point, point at, point out, put on, recommend, register, say, show, signal, suggest), mostrare (appear, bare, demonstrate, display, evince, manifest, point, point out, prove, show, show off, suggest). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		示す (to denote, to indicate, to point out, to show). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		しめす (to dampen, to denote, to indicate, to moisten, to point out, to show, to wet), まくる (to roll up, to turn up, verb suffix to indicate reckless abandon to the activity), さししめす (to indicate, to point to, to show), あいづち (sounds given during a conversation to indicate comprehension), あらわす (to display, to express, to indicate, to publish, to reveal, to show, to write), やがる , ものがたる (to indicate, to tell), え�"しょう (fence, gunpowder, hedge, inflammation, seductive smile, spread of fire, word used to indicate a distant spatial relationship), � もの (indicate reason, infers some protest). (various references)

Manx		cowraghey magh (peg out, point out). (various references)

Norwegian		indikere, visse, markere. (various references)

Papiamen		indiká (point out, suggest), mustra (point out, show), munstra (point out, show). (various references)

Pig Latin		indicateay

Polish		pokazać. (various references)

Portuguese		mostrar (bare, create, demonstrate, denote, designate, develop, discover, display, draw, drew, evince, exert influence, exhibit impatience, hold up, intimation, keep up, offer, point out, produce, record, reflect, reveal, set forth, show, show off, show up, signify, to show, turn up, unfold, unmask, wear), indicar (betoken, define, denote, designate, determine, dial, direct, evince, guide, imply, intimate, name, quote, record, register, route, show, suggest, to indicate), apontar (aim, aim at, intend, Jotter, pinprick, point, show). (various references)

Romanian		indica (denote, designate, infer, Mark, point out, record, set, shape, show, sign, signify, tell). (various references)

Russian		указывать (denote, instruct, instructing, link, name, point out, respond with, specify), указать (point, point out, show), означать (betoken, connote, mean, meant, signify), предписывать (appoint, decree, dictate, enact, enjoin, ordain, prescribe), показывать (bear testimony, bear witness, denote, display, evince, hold forth, manifest, reveal, show, show round, showed, shows, trot out). (various references)

Scottish		feuch (behold, point out, see, show, to try, try : dh' fheuch). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		ukazati (administrate, extend, point out, point to), pokazati (demonstrate, display, evince, flash, point, point out, produce, set forth, show, tell, trot, trot out), naznačiti (mark, signify, slate), nagovestiti (bespeak, betoken, forebode, harbinger, hint, imply, intimate). (various references)

Spanish		mostrar (cover up, develop, display, evince, exhibit, hold up, inquire, manifest, point out, put forth, show, tender), indicar (denote, designate, note, point at, point out, point to, read, show, sign, signal, signify, suggest, tell), enseñar (chasten, chastise, civilize, educate, hold up, instruct, learn, point out, profess, school, show, suggest, teach, train, tutor), designar (appoint, assign, label, name, point out, present, show, specify, suggest, term). (various references)

Sranan		sori (point out, show, suggest). (various references)

Swedish		utpeka (denounce, finger, index, point out, suggest), tyda på (point to, suggest), indikera, beteckna (characterize, denominate, denote, designate, imply, infer, Mark, mean, phrase, qualify, represent, signify). (various references)

Turkish		işaret etmek (beckon, betoken, designate, make a sign, point, point at, point out, point to, sign, signal, signalize), gerektirmek (beggar, call for, entail, exact, imply, involve, necessitate, require, suppose, take, want), göstermek (adduce, betoken, demonstrate, denote, depict, designate, disclose, display, evidence, exercise, exhibit, expose, hold up, initiate, introduce, look, manifest, point, point out, point to, produce, prove, put forth, register, represent, run, set out, shew, show, show off, show up, signify, speak, stamp, table, teach, trot out, uncork), bildirmek (acquaint, advise, affirm, announce, annunciate, communicate, declare, enunciate, give forth, give out, Herald, impart, inform, intimate, issue, let know, let smb. know, Lodge, notice, notify, offer, pass, proclaim, pronounce, put up, report, say, serve notice, signal, signalize, state, tell, vote), belirtmek (define, deliver oneself, denote, embody, emit, enumerate, evidence, exude, feature, import, manifest, point out, predicate, purport, remark, represent, show, sign, signify, specify, state, ventilate), çıtlatmak (drop a hint, give a hint, give smb. to understand, hint, insinuate, intimate, spring). (various references)

Ukranian		указувати (denote, designate, point, point out), означати (bespeak, betoken, connotate, connote, denote, imply, import, infer, mean, note, purport). (various references)

Welsh		dangos (point out, show), arwyddoca/u (beckon, denote, signify), arddan.gos (demonstrate, exhibit, show). (various references)

Yucatec		e'esik (point out, show). (various references)

Zulu		-khombisa (point out, show). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Language	Period	Translations
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	deprehendere, deprehenderit, deprehendi, deprehendisset, deprehenditur, deprehensa, deprehensam, deprehensus, designavi, designavit, indica, indicabis, indicabit, indicabo, indicabunt, indicandam, indicans, indicare, indicarent, indicaretis, indicas, indicasset, indicasti, indicastis, indicat, indicate, indicati, indicatum, indicaverat, indicaverit, indicaveritis, indicaverunt, indicavi, indicavit, indicavitque, indicem, indices, indicet, indico, significabat, significabatur, significans, significant, significante, significare, significaret, significaretur, significat, significata, significatum, significaveris, significavit, significent. (various references)
Old English	450-1100	gebicnian. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Language	Date	Source	Genesis Chapter 24, Verse 49
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	Ei oun poieite umeiV eleoV kai dikaiosunhn proV ton kurion mou apaggeilate moi ei de mh apaggeilate moi ina epistreyw eiV dexian h eiV aristeran
Latin	405	Vulgate	Quam ob rem si facitis misericordiam et veritatem cum domino meo indicate mihi sin autem aliud placet et hoc dicite ut vadam ad dextram sive ad sinistram
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	Wherfor if ye doon mercy and sothenes with my lord, shewith to me; if forsothe other thing plesith, and that seie yee, that Y go to the ryyt or to the left.
Renaissance English	1526	Tyndale	Now therfore yf ye will deall mercyfully and truly with my master tell me. And yf no tell me also: that I maye turne me to the right hande or to the left.
Jacobean English	1611	King James	And now if ye will deal kindly and truly with my master, tell me: and if not, tell me; that I may turn to the right hand, or to the left.
Victorian English	1833	Webster	And now if you will deal kindly and truly with my master, tell me; and if not, tell me; that I may turn to the right hand, or to the left.
Basic English	1964	Ogden	And now, say if you will do what is good and right for my master or not, in order that it may be clear to me what I have to do.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Language	Genesis Chapter 24, Verse 49
Cebuano	Nan, karon kong buhaton ninyo ang mahigugmaong kalolot ug pagkamatinumanon sa akong agalon, magpahayag kamo kanako; ug kong dili ugaling, magpahayag kamo kanako, aron ako mosimang ngadto sa kamot nga too kun sa wala.
Croatian	A sad, ako kanite iskazati ljubav i vjernost mome gospodaru, recite mi; ako li ne, to mi kažite, tako da mogu krenuti bilo desno bilo lijevo."
Danish	Hvis I nu vil vise min Herre Godhed og Troskab, så sig mig det, og hvis ikke, så sig mig det. for at jeg kan have noget at rette mig efter!"
Dutch	Nu dan, zo gijlieden weldadigheid en trouw aan mijn heer doen zult, geeft het mij te kennen; en zo niet, geeft het mij ook te kennen, opdat ik mij ter rechter hand of ter linkerhand wende.
Finnish	Ja jos nyt tahdotte osoittaa suosiota ja uskollisuutta minun herralleni, niin ilmoittakaa se minulle; jollette, niin ilmoittakaa minulle sekin, kääntyäkseni toisaalle, oikealle tai vasemmalle."
French	Maintenant, si vous voulez user de bienveillance et de fidélité envers mon seigneur, déclarez-le-moi; sinon, déclarez-le-moi, et je me tournerai � droite ou � gauche.
German	Seid ihr nun die, so an meinem Herrn Freundschaft und Treue beweisen wollen, so sagt mir's; wo nicht, so sagt mir's auch, daß ich mich wende zur Rechten oder zur Linken.
Hungarian	Most azért, ha szeretettel és hûséggel akartok lenni az én uramhoz, mondjátok meg; ha pedig nem, adjátok tudtomra, hogy én vagy jobbra vagy balra forduljak.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	Sekarang, jika kalian bersedia memperlakukan tuan saya dengan baik dan memenuhi tanggung jawab kalian terhadapnya sebagai saudara, sudilah mengatakannya kepada saya, tetapi jika tidak, katakanlah juga, supaya saya tahu harus berbuat apa."
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	Maka sekarangpun jikalau kiranya tuan-tuan hendak berbuat kebajikan dan setia akan tuan hamba, katakanlah kepada hamba, dan jikalau kiranya tidak, maka katakanlah kepada hamba juga, supaya hamba balik ke sebelah kanan atau ke sebelah kiri.
Italian	Ora, se intendete usare benevolenza e lealt� verso il mio padrone, fatemelo sapere; se no, fatemelo sapere ugualmente, perché io mi rivolga altrove».
Maori	Na, ki te mea he aroha to koutou, he mahi pono ki toku ariki, korero mai ki ahau: ki te kahore, korero mai; kia tahuri ake ai ahau ki matau ranei, ki maui ranei.
Norwegian	Dersom I nu vil vise godhet og trofasthet mot min herre, da si mig det, og hvis ikke, da si mig det, så jeg kan vende mig til en annen kant, til høire eller til venstre.
Rumanian	Acum, dacq voiyi sq arqtayi bunqvoinyq wi credinciowie fayq de stqpknul meu, spuneyi-mi; dacq nu, spuneyi-mi iarqw, ca sq mq kndrept la dreapta sau la stknga.``
Spanish	Ahora pues, si vosotros vais a mostrar misericordia y verdad para con mi señor, declarádmelo. Si no, declarádmelo también, y yo me iré a la derecha o a la izquierda.
Swedish	Om I nu viljen visa min herre kärlek och trofasthet, så sägen mig det; varom icke, så sägen mig ock det, för att jag då må vända mig åt annat håll, till höger eller till vänster."
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Derivations
	Words beginning with "indicate": indicated, indicates. (additional references)
	Words ending with "indicate": contraindicate, vindicate. (additional references)
	Words containing "indicate": contraindicated, contraindicates, vindicated, vindicates. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Indicate" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: andricite, incidate, indicae, indicare, indicart, indicie, indicte, inducate, indulcate, iniate, iniciate, intactae, intibate, inticate, sindicut, Timikata, Windiate. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "indicate" (pronounced i"ndukā't)
5	-d u k ā' t	abdicate, dedicate, eradicate, predicate, rededicate.
4	-u k ā' t	allocate, aluminosilicate, authenticate, communicate, complicate, deprecate, domesticate, educate, equivocate, excommunicate, extricate, fabricate, intoxicate, misallocate, pontificate, prognosticate, reciprocate, reeducate, replicate, suffocate.
3	-k ā' t	adjudicate, bifurcate, cheapskate, confiscate, implicate, inculcate, locate, lubricate, medicate, obfuscate, prefabricate, sophisticate, truncate.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Direct Anagrams: actinide, ctenidia.
	Words within the letters "a-c-d-e-i-i-n-t"
	-1 letter: identic, incited, inedita.
	-2 letters: acetin, cadent, canted, centai, citied, decant, detain, enatic, incite, indict, indite, tineid.
	-3 letters: acini, acned, acted, actin, anted, antic, cadet, caned, canid, cited, dance, dicta, edict, enact, entia, indie, nicad, nitid, teiid, teind, tenia, tinea, tined.
	-4 letters: aced, acid, acne, adit, aide, ante, anti, cade, cadi, caid, cain, cane, cant.
	Words containing the letters "a-c-d-e-i-i-n-t"
	+1 letter: actinides, andesitic, dietician, identical, indicated, indicates, vindicate.
	+2 letters: acetanilid, criminated, decimating, decimation, dedicating, dedication, diagenetic, dieticians, incidental, indelicate, indicative, indictable, medicating, medication, nematicide, nictitated, sanctified, unciliated, vindicated, vindicates.
	+3 letters: accrediting, acetanilide, acetanilids, anticipated, antisuicide, cinematized, conciliated, decimations, declination, dedications, deification, desiccating, desiccation, diamagnetic, dilatancies, directional, doctrinaire, edification, elucidating, elucidation, eradicating, eradication, fanaticized, identically, inactivated, incidentals, incinerated, indicatives, infanticide, intoxicated, maledicting, malediction, medications, mendacities, nematicidal, nematicides, nondiabetic, predicating, predication, rancidities, readdicting, tyrannicide, valediction, vaticinated, vindicative.
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