Indicate and Take

Indicate

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

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

Take verb - To reach for and take hold of by embracing with the fingers or arms.

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Indicate and take are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Indicate" instead a verb "Take".

Nearby Words: taking, taken, taker

power	indicate power	take power
people	indicate people	take people
interest	indicate interest	take interest
name	indicate name	take name
Other words: control, amount, place, form, time, way, level, damage, side.

Probably to indicate shared elements (a humorous take on a British empire), the Space Captain Smith novels have similar covers to the British Flashman covers.

Source: Copycat Cover
While Arcadio and Aureliano José each take after their fathers (José Arcadio and Aureliano, respectively), Arcadio's sons Aureliano Segundo and José Arcadio Segundo take on the opposite personalities from what their names indicate.

Source: Literature / One Hundred Years of Solitude
Secondhand reports indicate that no less a vehicle than the Alleged Car, the infamous Trabant, could be upgraded to take a modern lightweight engine.

Source: What a Piece of Junk

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