signalize

[sig-nl-ahyz]

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verb (used with object), sig·nal·ized, sig·nal·iz·ing.

to make notable or conspicuous.

to point out or indicate particularly.

to equip (a particular traffic crossing or an entire transportation route) with traffic signals.

Also especially British, sig·nal·ise.

Origin of signalize

First recorded in 1645–55; signal + -ize

Related formssig·nal·i·za·tion, nounun·sig·nal·ized, adjective

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Related Words for signalize

signal, sign, motion, indicate, flag, mime, gesticulate, wave, pantomime, immortalize, acknowledge, ennoble, dignify, singularize, mark, admire, elevate, characterize, exalt, praise

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Historical Examples of signalize

The first night they encamped on a slight eminence, where a large fire was built to signalize to the vessels their position.
The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle and His Companions, in Their Explorations of the Prairies, Forests, Lakes, and Rivers, of the New World, and Their Interviews with the Savage Tribes, Two Hundred Years Ago
John S. C. Abbott
What a field have we at our doors to signalize ourselves in!
Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson
This was a religious ceremony, intended to signalize and sanctify their victory.
Xerxes
Jacob Abbott
They signalize again and again, but in vain; they can obtain no answer.
Storm Warriors
John Gilmore
He did not signalize his triumphs by the freeing of captives or the giving of rewards.
Under Cover
Roi Cooper Megrue

British Dictionary definitions for signalize

signalize

signalise

verb (tr)

to make noteworthy or conspicuous

to point out carefully

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