Signify Definition

sĭgnə-fī
signified, signifies, signifying
verb
signified, signifies, signifying
To denote; mean.
A red traffic light signifies that traffic must stop.
American Heritage
To be a sign or indication of; mean.
The rags that signify their poverty.
Webster's New World
To have meaning or importance; be significant; matter.
Webster's New World
To show or make known, as by a sign, words, etc.
To signify approval by saying “aye”
Webster's New World
To exchange humorous insults in a verbal game.
American Heritage
Antonyms:
  • keep secret

Origin of Signify

  • Middle English signifien from Old French signifier from Latin significāre signum sign sign -ficāre -fy

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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