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sig·nify (sig′nə fī′)

transitive verb signified -·fied′, signifying -·fy′·ing

  1. to be a sign or indication of; mean the rags that signify their poverty
  2. to show or make known, as by a sign, words, etc. to signify approval by saying “aye”

Etymology: ME signifien < OFr signifier < L significare < signum, a sign + facere, to make, do

intransitive verb

to have meaning or importance; be significant; matter

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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