indicate vs tell

indicate and tell both are verbs.

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

As verbs, tell is a hypernym of indicate; that is, tell is a word with a broader meaning than indicate:

indicate (verb)	tell (verb)
to state or express briefly	discern or comprehend
be a signal for or a symptom of	mark as different
give evidence of	let something be known
indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively	narrate or give a detailed account of
suggest the necessity of an intervention; in medicine	give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority
	give evidence
	express in words
	inform positively and with certainty and confidence