Indicate and State

Indicate

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

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

State verb - To convey in appropriate or telling terms.

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Indicate and state are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Indicate" instead a verb "State".

love	indicate love	state love
desire	indicate desire	state desire
allegiance	indicate allegiance	state allegiance
position	indicate position	state position
Other words: name, nature, place, number, case, use, way, location, age, ending, gender, emotions.

There's one point where the little "Press this button" indicator goes absolutely nuts to indicate that your character is a state of completely blind panic.

Source: Press X to Not Die aka: Quick Time Event
Contrast Hidden Eyes, where a character's eyes are temporarily in shadow to indicate a change in emotional state — this is usually a more permanent effect and can mean many things.

Source: Peek-a-Bangs
Both indicate the fragility of her mental state but the white tango dress also indicates a new beginning for her and Jim.

Source: Film / Easy Virtue