indicate vs read

read vs indicate

indicate is not a noun while read is a noun.

indicate and read both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
indicate	No	No	Yes	No
read	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, read is a hyponym of indicate; that is, read is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than indicate:

indicate: to state or express briefly
read: indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments

Other hyponyms of indicate include record, register, show, signify, call.

indicate (noun)	read (noun)
	something that is read

indicate (verb)	read (verb)
to state or express briefly	interpret something that is written or printed
be a signal for or a symptom of	look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed
give evidence of	interpret the significance of, as of palms, tea leaves, intestines, the sky; also of human behavior
indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively	make sense of a language
suggest the necessity of an intervention; in medicine	be a student of a certain subject
	obtain data from magnetic tapes or other digital sources
	to hear and understand
	interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression
	indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments
	audition for a stage role by reading parts of a role
	have or contain a certain wording or form

Difference between indicate and read

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