[in.di.cate] vt -cat.ed ; -cat.ing [L indicatus, pp. of indicare, fr. in- + dicare to proclaim, dedicate--more at diction] (ca. 1609) 1 a: to point out or point to b: to be a sign, symptom, or index of "the high fever ~s a serious condition" c: to demonstrate or suggest the necessity or advisability of "indicated the need for a new school"
2: to state or express briefly "indicated a desire to cooperate"