SIGNALIZE

signalize, signalise, distinguish

(verb) make conspicuous or noteworthy

signalize, signalise, point out, call attention

(verb) point out carefully and clearly

sign, signal, signalize, signalise

(verb) communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs; “He signed his disapproval with a dismissive hand gesture”; “The diner signaled the waiters to bring the menu”

signalize, signalise

(verb) provide with traffic signals; “signalize a busy intersection”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

signalize (third-person singular simple present signalizes, present participle signalizing, simple past and past participle signalized)

(transitive, now, rare) To distinguish, to make noteworthy. [from 17th c.]

(transitive, now, rare) To display or make known (a quality, attribute etc.); to call attention to. [from 17th c.]

(transitive, now, rare) To point out; to take special note of. [from 17th c.]

(transitive, chiefly, nautical) To communicate with by means of a signal. [from 19th c.]

(transitive) To indicate; to be a sign of. [from 19th c.]

(transitive, chiefly, North America) To furnish (a traffic intersection) with a traffic signal. [from 20th c.]

Source: Wiktionary


Sig"nal*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Signalized; p. pr. & vb. n. Signalizing.] Etym: [From Signal, a.]

1. To make signal or eminent; to render distinguished from what is common; to distinguish. It is this passion which drives men to all the ways we see in use of signalizing themselves. Burke.

2. To communicate with by means of a signal; as, a ship signalizes its consort.

3. To indicate the existence, presence, or fact of, by a signal; as, to signalize the arrival of a steamer.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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