signify
verb
[ ˈsɪɡnɪfʌɪ ]
• be an indication of.
• "this decision signified a fundamental change in their priorities"
Similar:
be evidence of,
be a sign of,
mark,
signal,
mean,
spell,
add up to,
amount to,
denote,
be symptomatic of,
be a symptom of,
reveal,
manifest,
designate,
announce,
herald,
be an indication of,
indicate,
point to,
betoken,
• (among black Americans) exchange boasts or insults as a game or ritual.
• "I wasn't signifying at her"
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French signifier, from Latin significare ‘indicate, portend’, from signum ‘token’.
