Signed

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sign \Sign\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Signed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Signing}.] [OE. seinen to bless, originally, to make the
     sign of the cross over; in this sense fr. ASS. segnian (from
     segn, n.), or OF. seignier, F. signer, to mark, to sign (in
     sense 3), fr. L. signare to mark, set a mark upon, from
     signum. See {Sign}, n.]


     1. To represent by a sign; to make known in a typical or
        emblematic manner, in distinction from speech; to signify.
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              I signed to Browne to make his retreat. --Sir W.
                                                    Scott.
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     2. To make a sign upon; to mark with a sign.
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              We receive this child into the congregation of
              Christ's flock, and do sign him with the sign of the
              cross.                                --Bk. of Com
                                                    Prayer.
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     3. To affix a signature to; to ratify by hand or seal; to
        subscribe in one's own handwriting.
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              Inquire the Jew's house out, give him this deed,
              And let him sign it.                  --Shak.
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     4. To assign or convey formally; -- used with away.
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     5. To mark; to make distinguishable. --Shak.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  signed
       adj 1: having a handwritten signature; "a signed letter" [ant: {unsigned}]
       2: used of the language of the deaf [syn: {gestural}, {sign(a)},
           {sign-language(a)}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  37 Moby Thesaurus words for "signed":
     accepted, acknowledged, admitted, affirmed, agreed, allowed,
     approved, arranged, authenticated, avowed, certified, compacted,
     conceded, confessed, confirmed, contracted, countersigned,
     covenanted, endorsed, engaged, granted, notarized, professed,
     promised, ratified, received, recognized, sealed, settled, stamped,
     stipulated, sworn and affirmed, sworn to, undertaken, underwritten,
     validated, warranted