indicate

in·di·cate (in′di kāt′)

transitive verb -·cat′ed, -·cat′·ing

to direct attention to; point to or point out; show
to be or give a sign, token, or indication of; signify; betoken fever indicates illness
to show the need for; call for; make necessary a fabric for which dry cleaning is indicated
to point to as the required treatment bed rest is indicated
to express briefly or generally to indicate guidelines for action

Etymology: < L indicatus, pp. of indicare, to indicate, show < in-, in, to + dicare, to point out, declare: see diction

Object

presence: High levels may indicate the presence of wet rot.
willingness: Various regulatory bodies have indicated willingness to allow low levels of GM adventitious presence in seed lots.
extent: Data is traffic light color coded to indicate the extent to which improvements in indicators are apparent.
preference: The consultation indicated a general preference for the Red Route.
lack: Lack of research, however, does not indicate a lack of interest on the part of the UK government.
direction: The points above may however help however to indicate the direction of the policy.

Subject

arrow: These movements, indicated by the above arrows into state x i, increase its probability.

Preposition: that

majority: All three ' outcome ' measures indicated that the majority of children settled well with their new family.

Adjective complement

inclusive: Prices should be indicated inclusive of VAT and any other compulsory charges.

Modifying Another Word

otherwise: Unless otherwise indicated, all figures quoted are absolute.
clearly: Their position in the text should be clearly indicated in the margin at the appropriate point; sources should be listed.

Used with why or when

which: Indicate which of your pages search engines have indexed?
where: We ask successful candidates to indicate where they could attend such a placement.
who: Instead of using different colors to indicate who is speaking, closed captions will show you the name of the person in brackets.
when: Certain hotels do require up-front payment, and this is clearly indicated when you start to book.
what: I am not seeking to indicate what his view should be on those facts.
why: In so doing Schools are also required to enter a comment to indicate why the student is being reported.

Preposition: in

margin: Their position in the text should be clearly indicated in the margin at the appropriate point; sources should be listed.

Preposition: with

asterisk: Diary entries that include links to photographs taken during the walks are indicated with asterisks.

Preposition: by

arrow: These movements, indicated by the above arrows into state x i, increase its probability.

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