Explain and Indicate

Explain

Explain verb - To make plain or understandable.

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Indicate and explain are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Indicate" instead a verb "Explain".

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

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

ability	explain ability	indicate ability
connection	explain connection	indicate connection
power	explain power	indicate power
change	explain change	indicate change
Other words: lack, name, relationship, nature, origin, presence, death, time, way, history, events, origins, powers, abilities.

When Shido asks about it, the current day Kurumi's refusal to explain seems to indicate it's an embarrassing topic.

Source: Old Shame / In-Universe
Huck keeps repeating that Jim doesn't get it (though the fact that he doesn't explain the point himself may indicate that he didn't get it himself).

Source: Judgment of Solomon
This may just indicate that he is a real hard case and too tough to kill easily, or it may be used to show what a bad life he has led and to explain his hatred of the world.

Source: The Man They Couldn't Hang

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