register vs indicate

indicate vs register

register is a noun but indicate is not a noun.

register and indicate both are verbs.

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

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

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

register (noun)	indicate (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

register (verb)	indicate (verb)
enter into someone's consciousness	to state or express briefly
indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments	be a signal for or a symptom of
record in a public office or in a court of law	give evidence of
send by registered mail	indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
manipulate the registers of an organ	suggest the necessity of an intervention; in medicine
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 register and indicate

Words related to "register"

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