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signify

verb

1 to be of importance

Synonyms of signify

count, import, matter, mean, weigh

Words Related to signify

affect, concern, influence, sway

Phrases Synonymous with signify

carry weight, cut ice

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 of signify

denote, express, import, intend, mean, spell

Words Related to signify

connote, imply, suggest

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 of signify

Words Related to signify

bode, foreshow, foretell, presage

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