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inform vs indicate

indicate vs inform

inform and indicate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
inform No No Yes No
indicate No No Yes No
As verbs, indicate is a hyponym of inform; that is, indicate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than inform:
  • inform: impart knowledge of some fact, state of affairs, or event to
  • indicate: indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
Other hyponyms of inform include wise up, instruct, learn, teach, apprise, apprize, instruct, inoculate, acquaint, warn, inform, fill in, update, misinform, mislead, downplay, minimise, minimize, understate, betray, denounce, give away, grass, rat, shit, shop, snitch, stag, tell on, undeceive, warn, advise, apprise, apprize, give notice, notify, send word, acquaint, familiarise, familiarize, cue, prompt, remind, volunteer, acquaint, introduce, present, regret, designate, point, show, nark, explain, explicate, tell, narrate, recite, recount, tell, narrate, account, describe, report, report, cover, report, announce, denote, disabuse, point out, remonstrate, bear witness, evidence, prove, show, testify.
inform (verb) indicate (verb)
give character or essence to to state or express briefly
impart knowledge of some fact, state of affairs, or event to be a signal for or a symptom of
act as an informer give evidence of
indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
suggest the necessity of an intervention; in medicine
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