signify in WordNet English dictionary

1. denote or connote
   "`maison' means `house' in French"; "An example sentence would show what this word means"
   mean  intend  signify  stand for 
   
2. convey or express a meaning
   "These words mean nothing to me!"; "What does his strange behavior signify?"
   signify 
   
3. make known with a word or signal
   "He signified his wish to pay the bill for our meal"
   signify