Admit and Indicate

Admit

Admit verb - To accept the truth or existence of (something) usually reluctantly.

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Indicate and admit are semantically related. in confess topic. In some cases you can use "Indicate" instead a verb "Admit".

Indicate verb - To serve as a sign or symptom of.

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Admit and indicate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Admit" instead a verb "Indicate".

love	admit love	indicate love
weakness	admit weakness	indicate weakness
attraction	admit attraction	indicate attraction
state	admit state	indicate state
Other words: order, fear, name, relationship, nature, time, way, identity, gender.

The audience does learn that Sarek is actually proud of Spock (he just won't admit it to Spock) and at the end of the episode he does indicate approval of Spock.

Source: "Well Done, Son!" Guy
Note that while in the chorus he seems to admit that he's nerdy (or at the very least, he acknowledges that other people see him this way), his Boastful Rap in the verses indicate that he thinks he's real hot stuff.

Source: Extraverted Nerd

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