(signifies, ~ing, signified)
1.
If an event, a sign, or a symbol signifies something, it is a sign of that thing or represents that thing.
The contrasting approaches to Europe signified a sharp difference between the major parties ...
The symbol displayed outside a restaurant signifies there’s excellent cuisine inside.
VERB: V n, V that
2.
If you ~ something, you make a sign or gesture in order to communicate a particular meaning.
Two jurors signified their dissent...
The UN flag was raised at the airport yesterday to ~ that control had passed into its hands.
= indicate
VERB: V n, V that