signify.
To create a sign out of something.
Meaning & usage
To create a sign out of something.
To give (something) a meaning or an importance.
To show one’s intentions with a sign etc.; to indicate, announce, or portend.
To mean; to betoken.
To make a difference; to matter (in negative or interrogative expressions).
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Middle English signifien, from Old French signifier, from Latin significare.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.