Definitions for: Signify

[v] denote or connote; "`maison' means `house' in French"; "An example sentence would show what this word means"
[v] convey or express a meaning; "These words mean nothing to me!"; "What does his strange behavior signify?"
[v] make known with a word or signal; "He signified his wish to pay the bill for our meal"

Webster (1913) Definition: Sig"ni*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Signified; p. pr. &
vb. n. Signifying.] [F. signifier, L. significare; signum a
sign + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See Sign, n., and
-fy.]
1. To show by a sign; to communicate by any conventional
token, as words, gestures, signals, or the like; to
announce; to make known; to declare; to express; as, a
signified his desire to be present.

I 'll to the king; and signify to him That thus I
have resign'd my charge to you. --Shak.

The government should signify to the Protestants of
Ireland that want of silver is not to be remedied.
--Swift.

2. To mean; to import; to denote; to betoken.

He bade her tell him what it signified. --Chaucer.

A tale Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing. --Shak.

Note: Signify is often used impersonally; as, it signifies
nothing, it does not signify, that is, it is of no
importance.

Syn: To express; manifest; declare; utter; intimate; betoken;
denote; imply; mean.

Synonyms: intend, mean, stand for

See Also: indicate

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