signalize

American  

[sig-nl-ahyz] / ˈsɪg nlˌaɪz /

especially British, signalise

verb (used with object)

signalized, signalizing

1. to make notable or conspicuous.

2. to point out or indicate particularly.

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

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signalize British  

/ ˈsɪɡnəˌlaɪz /

verb

1. to make noteworthy or conspicuous

2. to point out carefully

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Other Word Forms

• signalization
  noun
• unsignalized
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of signalize

First recorded in 1645–55; signal + -ize

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

signalize signalized signalizing

Later on, after having stated that most verbs ending in -ize are "nearly all unnecessary and ill-formed," the text pops up with trivializing, signalize, actualize.

From Time Magazine Archive

Producer Calvin Kuhl used the Faulkner play to signalize the switch of the Video Theater from Mondays to Thursdays.

From Time Magazine Archive

To signalize the project, King Vittorio Emanuele presided over a sea festival at which a barge-load of night fireworks was touched off in the Bay of Naples.

From Time Magazine Archive

John Sharp Williams prunes the gardenias and oversees the cotton planting at his old Mississippi home, infrequently sallying forth to signalize some state occasion with his mellifluency.

From Time Magazine Archive

Those who should signalize themselves by acts of bravery would be noticed and rewarded; those who proved craven would be exposed and punished.

From The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools by Washington Irving

Caltrans officials hope to be able to fully open the northbound lane near Rocky Creek Bridge as soon as possible, with signalized, one-lane traffic.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2024

To test its effectiveness, researchers collected data over the course of three weeks in March 2022 from each of Birmingham's 34 signalized intersections -- most of which are fixed-time systems.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 20, 2024

Baker said that could change due to the court ruling and expectations that the federal board reviewing public right-of-way issues will eventually require APS at most new or rebuilt signalized intersections nationwide.

From Seattle Times ● May 4, 2023

But overall, the Federal Highway Administration has found roundabouts cause fewer emissions compared to signalized intersections, and said the difference can be “significant.”

From New York Times ● Nov. 20, 2021

An unusual number of disasters signalized the ice embargo throughout the whole extent of the New England coast.

From Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast by Samuel Adams Drake

If asked to state reasons for the President of the U. S. signalizing the 1928 Congress by a visit and speech, Dr. Rowe might have explained in effect as follows: "Caesar."

From Time Magazine Archive

Not one came, moreover, without her little pipkin of pennyroyal, sage, balm, or other herb-tea, delighted at an opportunity of signalizing her kindness and her doctorship.

From Tales of a Traveller by Washington Irving

Instead of exaggerating into treason whatever was susceptible of unfavourable interpretation, he turned the very conspiracies that were formed against him into opportunities of signalizing his clemency.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" by Various

"I haven't the pleasure of being acquainted with this gentleman," signalizing the count, "but I dare say we shall learn to know each other."

From In Direst Peril by David Christie Murray

Mr. Bell had long been a student of heraldry, and saw an opportunity not only of benefiting his friend, but of signalizing himself.

From Celebrated Claimants from Perkin Warbeck to Arthur Orton by Anonymous

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