signify
C1Substantiv/US /sˈɪɡnəfˌaɪ/ SĬGN-əf-ī; UK /sˈɪɡnəfˌaɪ/ SĬGN-əf-ī/
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.
