Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Signify (-ing, signified)
signify (-ing, signified), v. [Fr. < L.; see sign, n.] (webplay: signs).
- Announce; declare; denote; sign; signal.
- Report; inform; notify; testify; make known.
- Specify; designate; determine; decide upon.
- Intimate; indicate; define; make meaningful; present as metaphors.
- Represent; portend; betoken; symbolize; transcribe.
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