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indicate
English
Etymology
From Latin indicatus, past participle of indic?re (“to point out, indicate”), from in (“in, to”) + dic?re (“to declare, originally to point”); see diction. Compare index.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??nd?ke?t/
Verb
indicate (third-person singular simple present indicates, present participle indicating, simple past and past participle indicated)
- To point out; to discover; to direct to a knowledge of; to show; to make known.
- To show or manifest by symptoms; to point to as the proper remedies.
- To signal in a vehicle the desire to turn right or left.
- To investigate the condition or power of, as of steam engine, by means of an indicator.
- 1903, "How to indicate an engine" in The Star Improved Steam Engine Indicator, p.64:
- To a person who is familiar with the use of an indicator, whether it be of one make or another, it is needless to give instructions as to how an engine should be indicated, […].
- 1905, Power, Vol.25, p.448:
- I found it fully as easy to indicate an engine at a speed of 320 to 340 revolutions as at 80.
- 1905, Central Station, Vol.5, p.76:
- An indicator will give the working of these valves at all times and soon return its cost in higher engine efficiency. The day has passed when it was only the expert who could indicate an engine or afford to own an indicator.
- 1903, "How to indicate an engine" in The Star Improved Steam Engine Indicator, p.64:
Synonyms
- betoken
Related terms
- index
- indication
- indicative
- indicator
Translations
Further reading
- indicate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- indicate in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- Dianetic, actinide, ctenidia, diactine, dianetic
Italian
Adjective
indicate f pl
- feminine plural of indicato
Verb
indicate
- second-person plural present of indicare
- second-person plural imperative of indicare
- feminine plural past participle of indicare
Anagrams
- identica
Latin
Participle
indic?te
- vocative masculine singular of indic?tus
Verb
indic?te
- second-person plural present active imperative of indic?
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presume
English
Alternative forms
- præsume (archaic)
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman presumer, Middle French presumer, and their source, Latin praes?mere (“to take beforehand, anticipate”), from prae- + s?mere (“to take”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /p???zju?m/
- (US) IPA(key): /p?i?z(j)um/, /p???z(j)um/
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /p???zju?m/, /p????u?m/
- (General New Zealand) IPA(key): /p???zj??m/, /p??????m/
Verb
presume (third-person singular simple present presumes, present participle presuming, simple past and past participle presumed)
- (transitive) With infinitive object: to be so presumptuous as (to do something) without proper authority or permission. [from 14th c.]
- I wouldn't presume to tell him how to do his job.
- (transitive, now rare) To perform, do (something) without authority; to lay claim to without permission. [from 14th c.]
- Don't make the decision yourself and presume too much.
- (transitive) To assume or suggest to be true (without proof); to take for granted, to suppose. [from 14th c.]
- Paw-prints in the snow presume a visit from next door's cat.
- Dr. Livingstone, I presume?
- 2011, John Patterson, The Guardian, 5 Feb 2011:
- If we presume that human cloning may one day become a mundane, everyday reality, then maybe it's time to start thinking more positively about our soon-to-arrive genetically engineered pseudo-siblings.
- (intransitive) To be presumptuous; with on, upon, to take advantage (of), to take liberties (with). [from 15th c.]
- 1609, William Shakespeare, Sonnet 22;
- Presume not on thy heart when mine is slain;
- Thou gavest me thine, not to give back again.
- 1994, Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom, Abacus 2010, p. 75:
- Piliso then vented his anger on us, accusing us of lying to him. He said we had presumed on his hospitality and the good name of the regent.
- 1609, William Shakespeare, Sonnet 22;
Synonyms
- (to assume to be true): see Thesaurus:suppose
Related terms
- presumption
- presumptive
- presumptuous
Translations
Anagrams
- Supreme, eusperm, supreme, suprême
Italian
Verb
presume
- third-person singular indicative present of presumere
Anagrams
- supreme
Portuguese
Verb
presume
- inflection of presumir:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Spanish
Verb
presume
- Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of presumir.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of presumir.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present indicative form of presumir.
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