Meaning of SIGNALIZE
| Pronunciation: | | 'sig`nlIz
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- [v] make conspicuous or noteworthy
- [v] point out carefully and clearly
- [v] 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"
- [v] provide with traffic signals, as of an intersection
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| | Synonyms: | | call attention, distinguish, point out, sign, signal, signalise, signalise |
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| | See Also: | | communicate, flag, furnish, heliograph, indicate, intercommunicate, mark, point, provide, render, semaphore, show, singularise, singularize, supply, whistle, wigwag | |
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| | Definition: | | \Sig"nal*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Signalized}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Signalizing}.] [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.
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