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Entry 3 senses Webster, 1913

Indicate

/ĭn'-dək-ātˌ/ · In·di·cate · IPA /ˈɪndɪˌkeɪt/
01 v. t. To point out; to discover; to direct to a knowledge of; to show; to make known.
imp. & p. p. Indicated; p. pr. & vb. n. Indicating
  1. 1.
    To point out; to discover; to direct to a knowledge of; to show; to make known.
    “That turns and turns to indicate From what point blows the weather.” Cowper.
  2. 2.
    To show or manifest by symptoms; to point to as the proper remedies; as, great prostration of strength indicates the use of stimulants. Opposite of contraindicate.(Med.)
  3. 3.
    To investigate the condition or power of, as of steam engine, by means of an indicator.(Mach.)