Definition of "point out"

point out

verb
third-person singular simple present points out, present participle pointing out, simple past and past participle pointed out
1. (transitive, idiomatic) To identify among a group of similar subjects, or in a scene where the subject might not be readily seen or noticed, with a gesture of the body.
2. (figuratively, idiomatic) To tell, remind, indicate.
  Quotations
  As a Hitchin signalman once pointed out to me, when a regulating quandary arises concerning a fast-moving Class A train there is no time to consult Control and get their answer before the express is on one's doorstep.
  1962 May, G. Freeman Allen, “Traffic control on the Great Northern Line”, in Modern Railways, page 343