signalize
/ˈsɪɡnəlaɪz/ verb
Forms signalizes signalizing signalized signalise
- verb (transitive, archaic) To distinguish, to make noteworthy.
- verb (transitive, archaic) To display or make known (an attribute, quality, etc.); to call attention to.
- verb (transitive, archaic) To point out; to take special note of.
- verb (transitive, chiefly nautical) To communicate with (someone) by means of a signal. “a ship signalizes its consort”
- verb (transitive) To indicate; to be a sign of.
- verb (transitive, chiefly Canada, US) To furnish (a traffic intersection) with a traffic signal.
Synonyms
Etymology
From Signal, a.
Webster’s 1913
- verb To make signal or eminent; to render distinguished from what is common; to distinguish.
- verb To communicate with by means of a signal; as, a ship signalizes its consort.
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “signalize”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details