Word of the Day:
signify
What It Means
To create a sign out of something.
To give (something) a meaning or an importance.
To show one’s intentions with a sign etc.; to indicate, announce, or portend.
Signify in Context
“Mrs Varden was a lady of what is commonly called an uncertain temper—a phrase which being interpreted signifies a temper tolerably certain to make everybody more or less uncomfortable.”
Did You Know?
Inherited from Middle English signifien, from Old French signifier, from Latin significare.
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