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
denote or connote; "`maison' means `house' in French"; "An example sentence would show what this word means"
convey or express a meaning; "These words mean nothing to me!"; "What does his strange behavior signify?" make known with a word or signal; "He signified his wish to pay the bill for our meal
If you signify 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 signify that control had passed into its hands. = indicate
To show by a sign; to communicate by any conventional token, as words, gestures, signals, or the like; to announce; to make known; to declare; to express; as, a signified his desire to be present
make known with a word or signal; "He signified his wish to pay the bill for our meal
an overt or implicit display of one's freedom in the presence of inmates or convicts
{f} represent, indicate; communicate, express, convey; have importance, have significance