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resignifying

resignifying is the present participle and gerund of resignify.

Meaning of resignify

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

Questions about resignifying

What is resignifying the present participle and gerund of?
Resignifying is the present participle and gerund of resignify.

Words near resignifying in the dictionary

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

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