Literary notes about indicate (AI summary)
In literature, "indicate" functions as a multifaceted term that ranges from explicit signaling to subtle suggestion. It is used to denote physical or measurable attributes, as when a structure's repeating measures hint at ancient systems ([1], [2]), or when grammatical markers point clearly to relationships in language ([3], [4]). Equally, the word embodies a sense of implication, often suggesting underlying truths without stating them directly—as seen in discussions of abstract ideas or hidden motives ([5], [6]). Whether employed to point out visible attributes or to intimate less obvious connections, "indicate" enriches the narrative by guiding readers toward a deeper understanding of both concrete and metaphorical elements ([7], [8], [9]).
- This ancient cubit is repeated 400 times in each basis of the great pyramid, and seems to indicate the primitive and universal measures of the East.
— from The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon - Divide the square as shown (where the dotted lines indicate the original markings) into 169 squares.
— from Amusements in Mathematics by Henry Ernest Dudeney - In writing, however, an apostrophe is put after the s to indicate the possessive case.
— from An Advanced English Grammar with Exercises by Frank Edgar Farley and George Lyman Kittredge - 4. Substantives have inflections of case to indicate their grammatical relations to verbs, to prepositions, or to other substantives.
— from An Advanced English Grammar with Exercises by Frank Edgar Farley and George Lyman Kittredge - But surely the nature of our disorders, if anything, must indicate the proper remedy.
— from The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 01 (of 12) by Edmund Burke - No hint is needed to indicate the moments in history at which the dualistic fiction of a good and an evil god first became possible.
— from The Antichrist by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche - These names for the heavenly regions and their occupants indicate sunshine and fire.
— from Demonology and Devil-lore by Moncure Daniel Conway - In the latter part of the nineteenth century, two sets of British wars indicate the effect psychological warfare can play.
— from Psychological Warfare by Paul Myron Anthony Linebarger - Words like "my," "his," "your," which indicate ownership or some possessive relation, are called possessive adjectives .
— from A Complete Grammar of Esperanto by Ivy Kellerman Reed
