signify

1 to be of importance never mind, as the color of the room doesn't signify in the least Synonyms count, import, mean, matter, weighRelated Words affect, concern, influence, sway; add up (to), amount (to)

2 to communicate or convey (as an idea) to the mind the symbol failed to signify anything to me—until I realized that it was upside down Synonyms denote, express, import, intend, mean, spellRelated Words connote, imply, suggest; add up (to), amount (to); hint, infer, insinuate, intimate; embody, epitomize, personify, represent, symbol, symbolize; advert, allude (to), cite, instance, mention, refer (to), specify, touch (on or upon); designate, indicate, point (to), signal; announce, declare, proclaim; elucidate, explain

3 to serve as a sign or symptom of the opening of the new mall signifies the city's overdue emergence from economic depression Synonyms bespeak, betoken, denote, mean, point (to), indicate, tell (of)Related Words bode, foreshow, foretell, presage