significaten.

Brit.

/sᵻɡˈnɪfᵻkət/, U.S.

/sᵻɡˈnɪfᵻkət/

Forms: late Middle English 1600s significat, 1500s–1600s 1800s– significate.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin significatum.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin significatum indication (4th cent.), thing signified, meaning (frequently from a1109 in British sources), use as noun of classical Latin significātum, neuter of past participle of significāre signify v. Compare Middle French, French †significat meaning, concept, reason (all c1355 in a translation of Livy), indication (15th cent.).

A thing which is signified or symbolized; a referent.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > linguistics > semantics > reference > [noun] > referent

significatec1449

thinga1477

referent1923

referend1925

nominatum1947

c1449 R. Pecock Repressor (1860) 163 The likenes of a signe to his significat (that is to seie, to the thing signified bi him).

1569 J. Sanford tr. H. C. Agrippa Of Vanitie Artes & Sci. 7 Wyse men haue taken in hand to make rules of speaking, that is, the constructions of the Regimente, and of the Significates.

1656 T. Stanley Hist. Philos. II. viii. 32 Chrysippus divided Dialectick into two parts,..of significants and significats.

1694 R. Blome tr. A. Le Grand Entire Body Philos. i. ix. iv. 328/2 All those things we think of, except Voices and Pictures, as their significates, are represented to us by Idea's, not coming from elsewhere than from our faculty of thinking, and consequently inbred in us.

1827 R. Whately Elem. Logic ii. i. §3 A common term stands for several individuals. Note. These individuals are called its significates.

1874 Contemp. Rev. 24 692 In a symbol there is always something more to be understood than the symbol itself—namely, the significates.

1953 Jrnl. Philos. 50 559 Like all inductive knowledge, knowledge of the relation of sign to significate may be strong or weak.

2004 Alif 24 80 Does the imitative relation need to be perfect in order for the name to signify its significate?

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

significateadj.

Brit.

/sᵻɡˈnɪfᵻkət/, U.S.

/sᵻɡˈnɪfᵻkət/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin Probably also partly a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: Latin significātus , significāre ; significant adj.

Etymology: In sense 1 < classical Latin significātus, past participle of significāre signify v. In sense 2 probably an alteration of significant adj. after words in -ate suffix². Compare significate n.

†1. As past participle: signified, indicated. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > meaning > [adjective]

significative?a1400

signifyingc1443

significate?a1475

articulate1531

significant1573

significatory1579

semiotic1797

?a1475 (?a1425) tr. R. Higden Polychron. (Harl. 2261) (1869) II. 373 Thauȝhe fables be not trewe, neuertheles thei cause trawthe in the thynge significate by theyme [L. in re significata].

1533 J. Bellenden tr. Livy Hist. Rome (1903) II. 272 Thus war sex centuris of horsmen ekit..vnder the auld Names as war significate afore be augurys.

2. Significant, meaningful; important; substantial.

ΚΠ

1931 Trans. Illinois State Acad. Sci. 24 232 He further found a significate correlation..between the season of the year and the number of young produced by each female.

1965 Yearbk. Amer. Public Wks. Assoc. 332 Special purpose districts in the United States are growing at a significate rate.

1990 Guardian (Nexis) 9 Nov. Perfectly feasible reductions in emission rates will make a significate difference.

2006 A. L. Nelson in A. L. Nelson & J. Woodward Sexually Transmitted Dis. vii. 178 Newer studies and meta-analyses have shown that use of male condoms is associated with a significate reduction in the risk of gonorrhea for both men and women.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	significate
释义	significaten. Brit. /sᵻɡˈnɪfᵻkət/, U.S. /sᵻɡˈnɪfᵻkət/ Forms: late Middle English 1600s significat, 1500s–1600s 1800s– significate. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin significatum. Etymology: < post-classical Latin significatum indication (4th cent.), thing signified, meaning (frequently from a1109 in British sources), use as noun of classical Latin significātum, neuter of past participle of significāre signify v. Compare Middle French, French †significat meaning, concept, reason (all c1355 in a translation of Livy), indication (15th cent.). A thing which is signified or symbolized; a referent. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > semantics > reference > [noun] > referent significatec1449 thinga1477 referent1923 referend1925 nominatum1947 c1449 R. Pecock Repressor (1860) 163 The likenes of a signe to his significat (that is to seie, to the thing signified bi him). 1569 J. Sanford tr. H. C. Agrippa Of Vanitie Artes & Sci. 7 Wyse men haue taken in hand to make rules of speaking, that is, the constructions of the Regimente, and of the Significates. 1656 T. Stanley Hist. Philos. II. viii. 32 Chrysippus divided Dialectick into two parts,..of significants and significats. 1694 R. Blome tr. A. Le Grand Entire Body Philos. i. ix. iv. 328/2 All those things we think of, except Voices and Pictures, as their significates, are represented to us by Idea's, not coming from elsewhere than from our faculty of thinking, and consequently inbred in us. 1827 R. Whately Elem. Logic ii. i. §3 A common term stands for several individuals. Note. These individuals are called its significates. 1874 Contemp. Rev. 24 692 In a symbol there is always something more to be understood than the symbol itself—namely, the significates. 1953 Jrnl. Philos. 50 559 Like all inductive knowledge, knowledge of the relation of sign to significate may be strong or weak. 2004 Alif 24 80 Does the imitative relation need to be perfect in order for the name to signify its significate? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). significateadj. Brit. /sᵻɡˈnɪfᵻkət/, U.S. /sᵻɡˈnɪfᵻkət/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin Probably also partly a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: Latin significātus , significāre ; significant adj. Etymology: In sense 1 < classical Latin significātus, past participle of significāre signify v. In sense 2 probably an alteration of significant adj. after words in -ate suffix². Compare significate n. †1. As past participle: signified, indicated. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > meaning > [adjective] significative?a1400 signifyingc1443 significate?a1475 articulate1531 significant1573 significatory1579 semiotic1797 ?a1475 (?a1425) tr. R. Higden Polychron. (Harl. 2261) (1869) II. 373 Thauȝhe fables be not trewe, neuertheles thei cause trawthe in the thynge significate by theyme [L. in re significata]. 1533 J. Bellenden tr. Livy Hist. Rome (1903) II. 272 Thus war sex centuris of horsmen ekit..vnder the auld Names as war significate afore be augurys. 2. Significant, meaningful; important; substantial. ΚΠ 1931 Trans. Illinois State Acad. Sci. 24 232 He further found a significate correlation..between the season of the year and the number of young produced by each female. 1965 Yearbk. Amer. Public Wks. Assoc. 332 Special purpose districts in the United States are growing at a significate rate. 1990 Guardian (Nexis) 9 Nov. Perfectly feasible reductions in emission rates will make a significate difference. 2006 A. L. Nelson in A. L. Nelson & J. Woodward Sexually Transmitted Dis. vii. 178 Newer studies and meta-analyses have shown that use of male condoms is associated with a significate reduction in the risk of gonorrhea for both men and women. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1449adj.?a1475
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