[sig.ni.fy] vb -fied ; -fy.ing [ME signifien, fr. OF signifier, fr. L significare to indicate, signify, fr. signum sign] vt (13c) 1 a: to be a sign of: mean b: imply
2: to show esp. by a conventional token (as word, signal, or gesture) ~ vi 1: to have significance: matter
2: to engage in signifying