verbs
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 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"
to state or express briefly
"indicated his wishes in a letter"
is a type of (narrower)
impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to
"I informed him of his rights"
give evidence of
"The evidence argues for your claim"; "The results indicate the need for more work"
suggest the necessity of an intervention; in medicine
"Tetracycline is indicated in such cases"