signify
1. [ verb ] denote or connote
Synonyms: mean stand_for intend
Examples:

"`maison' means `house' in French" "An example sentence would show what this word means"

Related terms: meaning meaning sign
2. [ verb ] convey or express a meaning
Examples:

"These words mean nothing to me!" "What does his strange behavior signify?"

Related terms: mean mean meaning sign sign
3. [ verb ] make known with a word or signal
Examples:

"He signified his wish to pay the bill for our meal"

Related terms: indicate
Similar spelling:   signifier
  signified
  sign_off