indicate

verb

1. To point out; to discover; to direct to a knowledge of; to show; to make known.

   “The guard blew his whistle to indicate imminent departure.”

2. To show or manifest by symptoms; to point to as the proper remedies.

   “Great prostration of strength indicates the use of stimulants.”

3. To signal in a vehicle the desire to turn right or left.

4. To investigate the condition or power of, as of steam engine, by means of an indicator.

5. 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”

   Similar: point, designate, show

6. To state or express briefly

   “indicated his wishes in a letter”

7. Give evidence of

   “The evidence argues for your claim”

   “The results indicate the need for more work”

   Similar: argue

8. Suggest the necessity of an intervention; in medicine

   “Tetracycline is indicated in such cases”