count vs signify

count

verb
  • To be of significance; to matter. 

  • To reckon in, to include in consideration. 

  • To be an example of something: often followed by as and an indefinite noun. 

  • To consider something as an example of something or as having some quality; to account, to regard as. 

  • To recite numbers in sequence. 

  • To determine the number of (objects in a group). 

  • To amount to, to number in total. 

adj
  • Countable. 

noun
  • The act of counting or tallying a quantity. 

  • A charge of misconduct brought in a legal proceeding. 

  • The male ruler of a county. 

  • A nobleman holding a rank intermediate between dukes and barons. 

  • A countdown. 

  • Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Tanaecia. Other butterflies in this genus are called earls and viscounts. 

  • The result of a tally that reveals the number of items in a set; a quantity counted. 

  • The number of balls and strikes, respectively, on a batter's in-progress plate appearance. 

signify

verb
  • To give (something) a meaning or an importance. 

  • 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 create a sign out of something. 

How often have the words count and signify occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )