What it means
- (verb) 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.”
- (verb) To show or manifest by symptoms; to point to as the proper remedies. “Great prostration of strength indicates the use of stimulants.”
- (verb) To signal in a vehicle the desire to turn right or left.
- (verb) To investigate the condition or power of, as of steam engine, by means of an indicator.
Letter analysis
- Indicate contains 8 letters: 4 vowel(s) and 4 consonant(s).
- It uses 7 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 3.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 11.
Words that mean the same
Sub-words
- incited
- canted
- decant
- detain
- incite
- indict
- acted
- anted
- antic
- cadet
- caned
- cited
- dance
- dicta
- edict
- enact
- inced
- aced
- acid
- acne
- aide
- ante
- anti
- cane
- cant
- cent
- cite
- date
- dean
- dent
- dice
- diet
- dine
- dint
- edit
- iced
- idea
- neat
- nice
- nite
- tend
- tide
- tied
- tine
- ace
- act
- aid
- and
- ani
- ant
- ate
- cad
- can
- cat
- den
- die
- din
- eat
- end
Related words
Other 8-letter words
- aardvark
- abacuses
- abalones
- abandons
- abashing
- abattoir
- abbesses
- abdicate
- abdomens
- abducted
- abductee
- abductor
- aberrant
- abetters
- abetting
- abettors
- abeyance
- abhorred
Words starting with IND
- ind
- indebted
- indebtedness
- indecencies
- indecency
- indecent
- indecently
- indecipherable
- indecision
- indecisive
- indecisively
- indecisiveness
- indecorous
- indeed
- indefatigable
- indefatigably
- indefensible
- indefensibly
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Words ending with ATE
Common questions
What does Indicate mean?
To point out; to discover; to direct to a knowledge of; to show; to make known.
How many letters are in Indicate?
Indicate has 8 letters.
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