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Signifying vs Dignifying - What's the difference?

signifying | dignifying |

As verbs the difference between signifying and dignifying

is that signifying is present participle of lang=en while dignifying is present participle of dignify.

signifying

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Verb

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  • * (c. 1603), Act V, Scene V:
  • Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player
    that struts and frets his hour upon the stage
    and then is heard no more: it is a tale
    told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
    signifying nothing.

    dignifying

    English

    Verb

    (head)