Bespeak

Bespeak (bih-speek) v. - suggest; be evidence of

To be used in place of "suggestive of," "indicative of," and the overworked "symbolizes."  Also consider "betoken" and "betray" (her manners betrayed a reluctance to cooperate).

Their parted hair and Harvard sweatshirts bespoke a Kennedy pedigree.
He shrinks from pain or labor in any of its shapes. His very attitude bespeaks this. - Thomas Carlyle on Samuel Taylor Coleridge