indigitate Meaning, Definition & Usage

In*dig"i*tate intransitive verb

Etymology

Pref. in- in + L. digitus finger.

Definitions

1. To communicative ideas by the fingers; to show or compute by the fingers. Obs.

In*dig"i*tate transitive verb

Wordforms

imperfect & past participle Indigitated ; present participle & verbal noun Indigitating

Definitions

1. To point out with the finger; to indicate. Obs.

   The depressing this finger, . . . in the right hand indigitate six hundred. Sir T. Browne.