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signify

sig·ni·fy [ sígni f ] (past and past participle sig·ni·fied, present participle sig·ni·fy·ing, 3rd person present singular sig·ni·fies)

verb

Definition:

1. transitive verb mean something: to have something as a particular meaning

2. transitive verb be sign of something: to be a sign or symbol of something

3. intransitive verb be important: to be important or significant

4. intransitive verb U.S. exchange insults: to exchange insults with somebody playfully ( slang )

[13th century. Via French signifier< Latin significare< signum "mark, sign"]

sig·ni·fi·a·ble adjective

sig·nif·i·ca·tive [ sig níffi kàytiv ] adjective

sig·ni·fi·er noun

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