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indicate
Overview of verb indicate
The verb indicate has 5 senses (first 5 from tagged texts)
1. (70) bespeak, betoken, indicate, point, signal -- (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. (65) indicate, point, show -- (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. (37) indicate -- (to state or express briefly; "indicated his wishes in a letter")
4. (15) argue, indicate -- (give evidence of; "The evidence argues for your claim"; "The results indicate the need for more work")
5. (4) indicate, suggest -- (suggest the necessity of an intervention; in medicine; "Tetracycline is indicated in such cases")
Antonyms of verb indicate
2 of 5 senses of indicate
Sense 3
indicate
Antonym of contraindicate (Sense 1)
=>contraindicate
Sense 5
indicate, suggest
Antonym of contraindicate (Sense 1)
=>contraindicate
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb indicate
5 senses of indicate
Sense 1
bespeak, betoken, indicate, point, signal
=> tell
=> inform
=> communicate, intercommunicate
=> interact
=> act, move
Sense 2
indicate, point, show
=> inform
=> communicate, intercommunicate
=> interact
=> act, move
Sense 3
indicate
=> inform
=> communicate, intercommunicate
=> interact
=> act, move
Sense 4
argue, indicate
=> present, represent, lay out
=> state, say, tell
=> express, verbalize, verbalise, utter, give tongue to
Sense 5
indicate, suggest
=> inform
=> communicate, intercommunicate
=> interact
=> act, move
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb indicate
3 of 5 senses of indicate
Sense 1
bespeak, betoken, indicate, point, signal
=> bode, portend, auspicate, prognosticate, omen, presage, betoken, foreshadow, augur, foretell, prefigure, forecast, predict
=> mark
Sense 2
indicate, point, show
=> finger
=> signalize, signalise, point out, call attention
=> reflect
Sense 3
indicate
=> read, register, show, record
=> signify
=> call
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb indicate
5 senses of indicate
Sense 1
bespeak, betoken, indicate, point, signal
=> tell
Sense 2
indicate, point, show
=> inform
Sense 3
indicate
=> inform
Sense 4
argue, indicate
=> present, represent, lay out
Sense 5
indicate, suggest
=> inform
'Cause To' of verb indicate
Derived Forms of verb indicate
4 of 5 senses of indicate
Sense 1
bespeak, betoken, indicate, point, signal
RELATED TO>(adj) indicative#2
=> indicative, indicatory, revelatory, significative, suggestive
RELATED TO>(noun) indication#3
=> indication
RELATED TO>(noun) indication#1
=> indication, indicant
RELATED TO>(noun) indicant#1
=> indication, indicant
RELATED TO>(noun) indicator#2
=> indicator
Sense 2
indicate, point, show
RELATED TO>(noun) indication#2
=> indication, denotation
Sense 4
argue, indicate
RELATED TO>(adj) indicative#2
=> indicative, indicatory, revelatory, significative, suggestive
RELATED TO>(noun) indication#4
=> indication
RELATED TO>(noun) indication#1
=> indication, indicant
RELATED TO>(noun) indication#5
=> reading, meter reading, indication
RELATED TO>(noun) indicant#1
=> indication, indicant
Sense 5
indicate, suggest
RELATED TO>(adj) indicative#2
=> indicative, indicatory, revelatory, significative, suggestive
RELATED TO>(noun) indication#4
=> indication
RELATED TO>(noun) indication#3
=> indication
Domain of verb indicate
Domain Terms of verb indicate
Familiarity of verb indicate
indicate used as a verb is common (polysemy count =5)
Sample Sentences of verb indicate
5 senses of indicate
Sense 1
bespeak, betoken, indicate, point, signal
*> Something ----s something
Sense 2
indicate, point, show
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
*> Somebody ----s somebody something
*> Somebody ----s something to somebody
*> Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Sense 3
indicate
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
*> Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Sense 4
argue, indicate
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
Sense 5
indicate, suggest
*> Something ----s something
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb indicate
5 senses of indicate
Sense 1
bespeak, betoken, indicate, point, signal
> tell
=> digress, stray, divagate, wander
=> bespeak, betoken, indicate, point, signal
=> unwrap, disclose, let on, bring out, reveal, discover, expose, divulge, impart, break, give away, let out
=> spill, talk
=> publicize, publicise, air, bare
=> repeat, reiterate, ingeminate, iterate, restate, retell
=> propagandize, propagandise
=> announce, annunciate, harbinger, foretell, herald
=> impart, leave, give, pass on
Sense 2
indicate, point, show
> inform
=> wise up
=> teach, learn, instruct
=> instruct, apprise, apprize
=> inoculate
=> acquaint
=> warn
=> inform
=> fill in
=> update
=> misinform, mislead
=> understate, minimize, minimise, downplay
=> denounce, tell on, betray, give away, rat, grass, shit, shop, snitch, stag
=> undeceive
=> warn
=> advise, notify, give notice, send word, apprise, apprize
=> familiarize, familiarise, acquaint
=> prompt, remind, cue
=> volunteer
=> introduce, present, acquaint
=> regret
=> indicate, point, show
=> indicate
=> indicate, suggest
=> nark
=> explain, explicate
=> tell
=> tell, narrate, recount, recite
=> narrate
=> report, describe, account
=> report
=> report, cover
=> announce, denote
=> disabuse
=> remonstrate, point out
=> testify, bear witness, prove, evidence, show
Sense 3
indicate
> inform
=> wise up
=> teach, learn, instruct
=> instruct, apprise, apprize
=> inoculate
=> acquaint
=> warn
=> inform
=> fill in
=> update
=> misinform, mislead
=> understate, minimize, minimise, downplay
=> denounce, tell on, betray, give away, rat, grass, shit, shop, snitch, stag
=> undeceive
=> warn
=> advise, notify, give notice, send word, apprise, apprize
=> familiarize, familiarise, acquaint
=> prompt, remind, cue
=> volunteer
=> introduce, present, acquaint
=> regret
=> indicate, point, show
=> indicate
=> indicate, suggest
=> nark
=> explain, explicate
=> tell
=> tell, narrate, recount, recite
=> narrate
=> report, describe, account
=> report
=> report, cover
=> announce, denote
=> disabuse
=> remonstrate, point out
=> testify, bear witness, prove, evidence, show
Sense 4
argue, indicate
> present, represent, lay out
=> argue, reason
=> argue, indicate
=> spin
Sense 5
indicate, suggest
> inform
=> wise up
=> teach, learn, instruct
=> instruct, apprise, apprize
=> inoculate
=> acquaint
=> warn
=> inform
=> fill in
=> update
=> misinform, mislead
=> understate, minimize, minimise, downplay
=> denounce, tell on, betray, give away, rat, grass, shit, shop, snitch, stag
=> undeceive
=> warn
=> advise, notify, give notice, send word, apprise, apprize
=> familiarize, familiarise, acquaint
=> prompt, remind, cue
=> volunteer
=> introduce, present, acquaint
=> regret
=> indicate, point, show
=> indicate
=> indicate, suggest
=> nark
=> explain, explicate
=> tell
=> tell, narrate, recount, recite
=> narrate
=> report, describe, account
=> report
=> report, cover
=> announce, denote
=> disabuse
=> remonstrate, point out
=> testify, bear witness, prove, evidence, show
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb indicate
Sense 1
bespeak, betoken, indicate, point, signal
=> tell
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Sense 2
indicate, point, show
=> inform
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Sense 3
indicate
=> inform
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Sense 4
argue, indicate
=> present, represent, lay out
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Sense 5
indicate, suggest
=> inform
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Grep of verb indicate
contraindicate
indicate
vindicate
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