To make the sign of the cross upon, so as to sanctify.
To make something holy by religious rite, sanctify.
To esteem or account happy; to felicitate.
To invoke divine favor upon.
To honor as holy, glorify; to extol for excellence.
To turn (a reference) into an object.
Used as an expression of endearment, gratitude, or (ironically) belittlement.
To create a sign out of something.
To show one’s intentions with a sign etc.; to indicate, announce.
To mean; to betoken.
To make a difference; to matter (in negative or interrogative expressions).
To give (something) a meaning or an importance.