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signify

Pronunciation: /ˈsɪɡnɪfaɪ/

The English word “signify” has 5 meanings listed here.

verb

  1. To create a sign out of something.
  2. To give (something) a meaning or an importance.
  3. To show one’s intentions with a sign etc.; to indicate, announce, or portend.
  4. To mean; to betoken.
  5. To make a difference; to matter (in negative or interrogative expressions).

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English signifien, from Old French signifier, from Latin significare.

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