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Definition of Signify
1. Verb. Denote or connote. "An example sentence would show what this word means"
Exact synonyms: Intend, Mean, Stand For
Specialized synonyms: Denote, Refer
Derivative terms: Meaning, Meaning, Sign, Signification, Signifier
Specialized synonyms: Denote, Refer
Derivative terms: Meaning, Meaning, Sign, Signification, Signifier
2. Verb. Convey or express a meaning. "What does his strange behavior signify?"
Related verbs: Intend, Mean, Stand For
Generic synonyms: Intend, Mean
Derivative terms: Sign, Sign, Sign, Sign, Significance, Significant
Generic synonyms: Intend, Mean
Derivative terms: Sign, Sign, Sign, Sign, Significance, Significant
3. Verb. Make known with a word or signal. "He signified his wish to pay the bill for our meal"
Definition of Signify
1. v. t. To show by a sign; to communicate by any conventional token, as words, gestures, signals, or the like; to announce; to make known; to declare; to express; as, a signified his desire to be present.
Definition of Signify
1. Verb. To give (something) a meaning or an importance. ¹
2. Verb. To show one’s intentions with a sign etc. ¹
3. Verb. To mean; to betoken. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Signify
1. to make known [v -FIED, -FYING, -FIES]