vt, -cat*ed  -cat*ing  1  :  to be a fairly certain symptom of  :  show the presence or existence of <the high fever sa serious condition>   2  :  to call for esp. as treatment for a particular condition <radical surgery is often indicatedin advanced cancer>  .
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:   inadequate  in·tact 
 
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