| VERB | communication | indicate, bespeak, betoken, point, signal | be a signal for or a symptom of |
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| communication | indicate, point, designate, show | indicate a place, direction, person, or thing | |
| communication | indicate | to state or express briefly | |
| communication | indicate, argue | give evidence of | |
| communication | indicate | suggest the necessity of an intervention |
| Sounds | ih'ndahkey.t | |
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| Rhymes | abate ... welterweight: 559 rhymes with eyt... | |
| Meaning | Be a signal for or a symptom of. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Example | "These symptoms indicate a serious illness" | |
| Synonyms | bespeak, betoken, point, signal | |
| Narrower | bode, portend, auspicate, prognosticate, omen, presage, betoken, foreshadow, augur, foretell, prefigure, forecast, predict | Indicate by signs |
| mark | Designate as if by a mark | |
| Broader | tell | Let something be known |
| Spanish | apuntar, demostrar, indicar | |
| Catalan | apuntar, demostrar, indicar | |
| Adjectives | indicative | (usually followed by 'of') pointing out or revealing clearly / clearly |
| Nouns | indication, indicant | something that serves to indicate or suggest |
| indication | (medicine) a reason to prescribe a drug or perform a procedure | |
| indicator | a signal for attracting attention | |
| Meaning | Indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody something; Somebody ----s something to somebody; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | |
| Example | "he indicated his opponents" | |
| Synonyms | point, designate, show | |
| Narrower | finger | Indicate the fingering for the playing of musical scores for keyboard instruments |
| point | Indicate the presence of (game) by standing and pointing with the muzzle | |
| reflect | manifest or bring back | |
| signalize, signalise, point out, call attention | point out carefully and clearly | |
| Broader | inform | Impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to |
| Spanish | apuntar, demostrar, designar, enseñar, indicar, mostrar, presentar, probar, revelar, señalar | |
| Catalan | apuntar, assenyalar, demostrar, designar, ensenyar, indicar, mostrar, presentar, provar, revelar | |
| Nouns | indication | the act of indicating or pointing out by name |
| Meaning | To state or express briefly. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | |
| Example | "indicated his wishes in a letter" | |
| Narrower | call | Indicate a decision in regard to |
| read, register, show, record | indicate a certain reading | |
| signify | make known with a word or signal | |
| Broader | inform | Impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to |
| Opposite | contraindicate | make a treatment inadvisable |
| Spanish | apuntar, demostrar, indicar | |
| Catalan | apuntar, demostrar, indicar | |
| Meaning | Give evidence of. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "The results indicate the need for more work" | |
| Synonym | argue | |
| Broader | present, represent, lay out | bring forward and present to the mind |
| Spanish | apuntar, argumentar, demostrar, indicar, señalar | |
| Catalan | apuntar, demostrar, indicar | |
| Adjectives | indicative | (usually followed by 'of') pointing out or revealing clearly / clearly |
| Nouns | indication | a datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument |
| indication, indicant | something that serves to indicate or suggest | |
| indication | something (as a course of action) that is indicated as expedient or necessary | |
| Meaning | Suggest the necessity of an intervention; in medicine. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Example | "Tetracycline is indicated in such cases" | |
| Broader | inform | Impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to |
| Opposite | contraindicate | make a treatment inadvisable |
| Adjectives | indicative | (usually followed by 'of') pointing out or revealing clearly / clearly |
| Nouns | indication | (medicine) a reason to prescribe a drug or perform a procedure |
| indication | something (as a course of action) that is indicated as expedient or necessary | |
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