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Signify Common

Origin: Latin suffix -ify

Signify has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Verb
1

denote or connote

"`maison' means `house' in French"

"An example sentence would show what this word means"

2

convey or express a meaning

"These words mean nothing to me!"

"What does his strange behavior signify?"

3

make known with a word or signal

"He signified his wish to pay the bill for our meal"

4

To create a sign out of something.

"The children decided to signify the meeting place by drawing a large X in the dirt with their sticks."

Example Sentences
"`maison' means `house' in French" verb
"An example sentence would show what this word means" verb
"These words mean nothing to me!" verb
"What does his strange behavior signify?" verb
"He signified his wish to pay the bill for our meal" verb
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
mean indicate
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
denote
Rhyming Words
ify reify waify edify deify unify ignify nidify wikify verify ramify minify aerify ossify sanify finify munify ethify notify omnify
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