bespeak, betoken, indicate, point, signal -- (be a signal for or a symptom of; "These symptoms indicate a serious illness"; "Her behavior points to a severe neurosis"; "The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued")
indicate, point, designate, show -- (indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively; "I showed the customer the glove section"; "He pointed to the empty parking space"; "he indicated his opponents")
indicate -- (to state or express briefly; "indicated his wishes in a letter")
argue, indicate -- (give evidence of; "The evidence argues for your claim"; "The results indicate the need for more work")
indicate, suggest -- (suggest the necessity of an intervention; in medicine; "Tetracycline is indicated in such cases")