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Webster 1913 Edition

Indicate

In′di-cate

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Indicated
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Indicating
.]
[L.
indicatus
, p. p. of
indicare
to indicate; pref.
in-
in +
dicare
to proclaim; akin to
dicere
to say. See
Diction
, and cf.
Indict
,
Indite
.]
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.
Syn. – To show; mark; signify; denote; discover; evidence; evince; manifest; declare; specify; explain; exhibit; present; reveal; disclose; display.

Webster 1828 Edition

Indicate

IN'DICATE

,
Verb.
T.
[L. indico; in and dico, to show.]
1.
To show; to point out; to discover; to direct the mind to a knowledge of something not seen, or something that will probably occur in future. Thus, fermentation indicates a certain degree of heat in a liquor. A heavy swell of the sea in calm weather often indicates a storm at a distance. A particular kind of cloud in the west at evening, indicates the approach of rain.
2.
To tell; to disclose.
3.
In medicine, to show or manifest by symptoms; to point to as the proper remedies; as, great prostration of strength indicates the use of stimulants.

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