import vs signify

import

verb
  • To mean, signify. 

  • To be incumbent on (someone to do something). 

  • To be important; to be significant; to be of consequence. 

  • To load a file into a software application from another version or system. 

  • To bring (something) in from a foreign country, especially for sale or trade. 

  • To be important or crucial to (that something happen). 

  • To be of importance to (someone or something). 

noun
  • Significance, importance. 

  • The practice of importing. 

  • Something brought in from an exterior source, especially for sale or trade. 

  • A foreigner playing in a sports league. 

signify

verb
  • 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. 

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

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