signified/symbolized merrymaking and freedom

0No, I wouldn't say they give the same meaning.02br
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00Do you have a dictionary?0-

0Thanks, Nona.02br
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00In our language, they are hardly any different. 02br
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00Could you describe their basic differences in a few words? Thanks.0-

0I might have to think about that one for a minute as they can be close.02br
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00From Cambridge dictionary02br
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00signify00 00(MEAN)00 05002br
00verb00 00[T]00 00FORMAL02br
00to be a sign of something; to mean:02br
00Nobody really knows what the marks on the ancient stones signify.0

0>For the French, the tambourine has traditionally 01b00signified02b00 merrymaking and freedom; the instrument appeared in parades during the French Revolution. 02br
01b00meant, indicated, symbolized02b02br
00all work here, IMO 0-

0It's a tricky one.02br
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00 For a tambourine to symbolise merrymaking and freedom you would have to be able to show a French person a tamborine and have them think 'ooh merrymaking and freedom'.02br
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00Wheras with signify it just means that when there is merrymaking and freedom tambourines are often involved0-

0I agree. You can have one without the other.02br
00If I want to make a turn, I signal with my turning lights. This signifies that I am going to make a turn, but it doesn't symbolize anything.02br
00Your national flag is a symbol of your country. It symbolizes the country, but it doesn't constitute a signal. Being an arbitrary choice of colored shapes on fabric,