- Signify (to make known)
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Signify (to make known)
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make known — index advise, annunciate, apprise, bare, betray (disclose), circulate, communicate, confide ( … Law dictionary
Signify — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
signify — [sig′nə fī΄] vt. signified, signifying [ME signifien < OFr signifier < L significare < signum, a SIGN + facere, to make, DO1] 1. to be a sign or indication of; mean [the rags that signify their poverty] 2. to show or make known, as by a… … English World dictionary
signify — I (denote) verb betoken, connotate, connote, delineate, demonstrate, depict, evidence, evince, exemplify, hint, illustrate, imply, indicate, insinuates, intimate, manifest, mark, mean, point out, portray, purport, represent, reveal, show, stand… … Law dictionary
signify — signifiable, adj. /sig neuh fuy /, v., signified, signifying. v.t. 1. to make known by signs, speech, or action. 2. to be a sign of; mean; portend. v.i. 3. to be of importance or consequence. [1200 50; ME signifien < OF signifier < L significare… … Universalium
signify — v 1. signal, sign, flag, semaphore, Naut. wigwag; convey, impart, get or put across, make known; transmit, send, pass on or along, Inf. telegraph, Inf broadcast; communicate, express, relate, speak, tell of or about, voice, utter, breathe;… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
signify — sig•ni•fy [[t]ˈsɪg nəˌfaɪ[/t]] v. fied, fy•ing 1) to make known by signs, speech, or action 2) to be a sign of; mean; portend 3) to be of importance or consequence • Etymology: 1200–50; ME < OF signifier < L significāre to make a sign,… … From formal English to slang
signify — Synonyms and related words: add up to, amount to something, announce, approve, argue, assign, attest, augur, be construed as, be featured, be indicative of, be prominent, be significant of, be somebody, be something, be symptomatic of, bear,… … Moby Thesaurus
signify — I. v. a. 1. Express, communicate, intimate, indicate, betoken. 2. Denote, betoken, mean, imply, purport, import. 3. Declare, proclaim, impart, announce, give notice of, manifest, utter, make known. 4. Indicate, betoken, suggest as being intended … New dictionary of synonyms
signify — [c]/ˈsɪgnəfaɪ / (say signuhfuy) verb (signified, signifying) –verb (t) 1. to make known by signs, speech, or action. 2. to be a sign of; mean; portend. –verb (i) 3. to be of importance or consequence. {Middle English signefie(n), from Latin… …
signify — To make known by signs or words; express; communicate; announce; declare … Black's law dictionary
