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`From "The American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English
`Language"
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` Copyright © 2011, 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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`indicate
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`1.
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`To show the way to or the direction of; point out: an arrow indicating north; indicated the right road by
`nodding toward it.
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`2.
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`To serve as a sign, symptom, or token of; signify: “The cracking and booming of the ice indicate a change of
`temperature” (Henry David Thoreau).
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`3.
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`To suggest or demonstrate the necessity, expedience, or advisability of: The symptoms indicate immediate
`surgery.
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`4.
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`To state or express briefly: indicated his wishes in a letter; indicating her approval with a nod.
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`[Latin indicāre , indicāt-, to show , from index, forefinger, indicator ; see deik- in Indo-European roots.]
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`in'di•ca•to'ry (-kə-tôr'ē) adj.
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`Synonyms: indicate , attest , bespeak , betoken These verbs mean to give grounds for supposing or
`inferring the existence or presence of something: a fever indicating illness; paintings that attest the artist's
`genius; disorder that bespeaks negligence; melting snows that betoken spring floods.
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`APA
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`Indicate. (2011). In The American Heritage dictionary of the English language. Retrieved from
`http://search.credoreference.com/content/entry/hmdictenglang/indicate/0
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`MLA
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`"Indicate." The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2011.
`Credo Reference. Web. 17 September 2014.
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`Chicago
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`"Indicate". In The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language. Boston: Houghton Mifflin,
`2011. http://search.credoreference.com/content/entry/hmdictenglang/indicate/0 (accessed September
`17, 2014.)
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`Harvard
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`"Indicate" 2011, in The American Heritage dictionary of the English language , Houghton Mifflin, Boston,
`USA. Accessed: 17 September 2014, from Credo Reference
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