Definitions:

1. to be a signal for or a symptom of verb
   • These symptoms indicate a serious illness.
2. to give evidence of verb
   • These fingerprints indicate that you were the culprit.
3. to indicate a place, direction, person, or thing verb
   • The map indicates that the treasure is north of where we are standing.
4. to state or express briefly verb
   • The lawyer indicated their wishes in a letter.

Synonyms:

• argue
• show
• signal