indicate vs register

register vs indicate

indicate is not a noun while register is a noun.

indicate and register both are verbs.

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

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

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

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

indicate (noun)	register (noun)
	a regulator (as a sliding plate) for regulating the flow of air into a furnace or other heating device
	an air passage (usually in the floor or a wall of a room) for admitting or excluding heated air from the room
	a cashbox with an adding machine to register transactions; used in shops to add up the bill
	(computer science) memory device that is the part of computer memory that has a specific address and that is used to hold information of a specific kind
	(music) the timbre that is characteristic of a certain range and manner of production of the human voice or of different pipe organ stops or of different musical instruments
	an official written record of names or events or transactions
	a book in which names and transactions are listed

indicate (verb)	register (verb)
to state or express briefly	enter into someone's consciousness
be a signal for or a symptom of	indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments
give evidence of	record in a public office or in a court of law
indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively	send by registered mail
suggest the necessity of an intervention; in medicine	manipulate the registers of an organ
	be aware of
	show in one's face
	record in writing; enter into a book of names or events or transactions
	enroll to vote
	have one's name listed as a candidate for several parties

Difference between indicate and register

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