Definition for Signify (-ing, signified)

signify (-ing, signified), v. [Fr. < L.; see sign, n.] (webplay: signs).

  1. Announce; declare; denote; sign; signal.
  2. Report; inform; notify; testify; make known.
  3. Specify; designate; determine; decide upon.
  4. Intimate; indicate; define; make meaningful; present as metaphors.
  5. Represent; portend; betoken; symbolize; transcribe.

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