v. t. | 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; |
2. | To mean; to import; to denote; to betoken. |
Verb | 1. | signify - denote or connote; "`maison' means `house' in French"; "An example sentence would show what this word means" |
2. | signify - convey or express a meaning; "These words mean nothing to me!"; "What does his strange behavior signify?" | |
3. | signify - make known with a word or signal; "He signified his wish to pay the bill for our meal" |