Definitions
1.VerbTo create a sign out of something.
2.VerbTo give (something) a meaning or an importance. (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:)
3.VerbTo show one’s intentions with a sign etc.; to indicate, announce, or portend.
4.VerbTo mean; to betoken.
5.VerbTo make a difference; to matter (in negative or interrogative expressions).