indicate

verb

1. 1

   give evidence of

   The evidence argues for your claim

   The results indicate the need for more work

2. 2

   be a signal for or a symptom of

   These symptoms indicate a serious illness

   Her behavior points to a severe neurosis

3. 3

   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

4. 4

   to state or express briefly

   indicated his wishes in a letter

5. 5

   suggest the necessity of an intervention; in medicine

   Tetracycline is indicated in such cases