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signify

sig.ni.fy \'sig-n*-.fi-\ vb [ME signifien, fr. OF signifier, fr. L 
   significare to indicat]e, signify, fr. signum sign 1a: MEAN, DENOTE  1b: 
   IMPLY  2: to show esp. by a conventional token (as word, signal, or 
   gesture)  : to have significance : MATTER