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Signify vs Significantly - What's the difference?

signify | significantly |

As a verb signify

is to give (something) a meaning or an importance.

As an adverb significantly is

in a significant manner or to a significant extent.

signify

English

Verb

(en-verb)
  • To give (something) a meaning or an importance.
  • To show one’s intentions with a sign etc.
  • * (rfdate) (William Shakespeare)
    • I'll to the king; and signify to him / That thus I have resign'd my charge to you.
  • * (rfdate) (Jonathan Swift)
    • The government should signify to the Protestants of Ireland that want of silver is not to be remedied.
  • To mean; to betoken.
  • * (rfdate) (William Shakespeare)
    • A tale / Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, / Signifying nothing.

    Synonyms

    * (l) * (l)

    significantly

    English

    Adverb

    (-)
  • In a significant manner or to a significant extent.

    • Synonyms

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