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resignify

resignify verb: to give a new signification to.

Verb

resignify (third-person singular simple present resignifies, present participle resignifying, simple past and past participle resignified)

  1. (transitive) To give a new signification to.
    • Furthermore, sometimes leatherdykes resignify sexed bodily zones.2002, Kim M. Phillips, Barry Reay, Sexualities in history: a reader, page 428

Forms of resignify

third-person singular presentresignifies
present participleresignifying
past participleresignified
pastresignified

Origin of resignify

From re- + signify.

Words formed from resignify

Questions about resignify

What does resignify mean?
Resignify means to give a new signification to.
What part of speech is resignify?
Resignify is a verb.
What is the past tense of resignify?
The past tense of resignify is resignified.

Words near resignify in the dictionary

  1. resignifications
  2. resignified
  3. resignifier
  4. resignifiers
  5. resignifies
  6. resignify
  7. resignifying
  8. resigning
  9. resignment
  10. resignments
  11. resigns

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