Meanings
verbresignify (third-person singular simple present resignifies, present participle resignifying, simple past and past participle resignified)
present singular third person resignifies · participle present resignifying · participle past resignified · past resignified
- transitiveTo give a new signification to.
Furthermore, sometimes leatherdykes resignify sexed bodily zones.
2002, Kim M. Phillips, Barry Reay, Sexualities in history: a reader, page 428
Origin
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resignify. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/resignify
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“resignify.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/resignify. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “resignify,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/resignify.
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