The difference between Indicate and Request
When used as verbs, indicate means to point out, whereas request means to express the need or desire for.
Request is also noun with the meaning: act of (with the adposition at in the presence of possessives, and on in their absence).
check bellow for the other definitions of Indicate and Request
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Indicate as a verb:
To point out; to discover; to direct to a knowledge of; to show; to make known.
Examples:
"The guard blew his whistle to indicate imminent departure."
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Indicate as a verb:
To show or manifest by symptoms; to point to as the proper remedies.
Examples:
"Great prostration of strength indicates the use of stimulants."
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Indicate as a verb:
To signal in a vehicle the desire to turn right or left.
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Indicate as a verb:
To investigate the condition or power of, as of steam engine, by means of an indicator.
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Request as a verb (transitive):
to express the need or desire for
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Request as a verb (transitive):
to ask somebody to do something
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Request as a noun:
Act of (with the adposition at in the presence of possessives, and on in their absence).
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Request as a noun:
A formal requesting something.
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Request as a noun:
of being sought after.
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Request as a noun (obsolete):
That which is asked for or requested.