Associations to the word «Signify»

Wiktionary

SIGNIFY, verb. To give (something) a meaning or an importance.
SIGNIFY, verb. To show one’s intentions with a sign etc.
SIGNIFY, verb. To mean; to betoken.

Dictionary definition

SIGNIFY, verb. Denote or connote; "`maison' means `house' in French"; "An example sentence would show what this word means".
SIGNIFY, verb. Convey or express a meaning; "These words mean nothing to me!"; "What does his strange behavior signify?".
SIGNIFY, verb. Make known with a word or signal; "He signified his wish to pay the bill for our meal".

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley