Indicate
Represent
Represent verb - To point out the chief quality or qualities of an individual or group.
Usage example: the writer of the magazine article represented the students at the academy as a bunch of spoiled brats
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Common collocations
| love | indicate love | represent love |
| person | indicate person | represent person |
| ability | indicate ability | represent ability |
| character | indicate character | represent character |
| Other words: power, people, state, kind, order, nature, someone, type, form, number, death, way, level, personality, side, emotions, powers. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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Large eyes represent honesty and innocence, while smaller eyes indicate darker personalities.
Source: Scary Shiny Glasses -
When captions are used to represent the thoughts of different characters, it becomes an issue to indicate to which character the thoughts belong.
Source: Thought Caption -
Speech Bubbles: Different "fonts" of the author's handwriting represent different languages, and sometimes a speech bubble's shape can indicate mood/tone.
Source: Webcomic / Alfdis And Gunnora
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