signalize

sig·nal·ize

 (sĭg′nə-līz′)

tr.v. sig·nal·ized, sig·nal·iz·ing, sig·nal·iz·es

1. To make remarkable or conspicuous: a life signalized by high accomplishments.

2. To point out particularly.

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sig′nal·i·za′tion (-lĭ-zā′shən) n.

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signalize

(ˈsɪɡnəˌlaɪz) or

signalise

vb (tr)

1. to make noteworthy or conspicuous

2. to point out carefully

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signalize

Past participle: signalized
Gerund: signalizing

Imperative

signalize

signalize

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	signalize - provide with traffic signals; "signalize a busy intersection" signalise furnish, provide, supply, render - give something useful or necessary to; "We provided the room with an electrical heater"
	2.	signalize - 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" signal, signalise, sign communicate, intercommunicate - transmit thoughts or feelings; "He communicated his anxieties to the psychiatrist" wigwag - signal by or as if by a flag or light waved according to a code semaphore - send signals by or as if by semaphore heliograph - signal by means of a mirror and the using the sun's rays flag - communicate or signal with a flag whistle - give a signal by whistling; "She whistled for her maid"
	3.	signalize - point out carefully and clearly call attention, point out, signalise point, indicate, designate, show - indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively; "I showed the customer the glove section"; "He pointed to the empty parking space"; "he indicated his opponents"
	4.	signalize - make conspicuous or noteworthy distinguish, signalise mark - designate as if by a mark; "This sign marks the border" singularise, singularize - distinguish as singular

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signalize

verb

1. To make noticeable or different:

characterize, differentiate, discriminate, distinguish, individualize, mark, set apart, singularize.

2. To cause to be eminent or recognized:

distinguish, elevate, ennoble, exalt, honor.

3. To make bodily motions so as to convey an idea or complement speech:

gesticulate, gesture, motion, sign, signal.

Idiom: give the high sign.

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Translations

signaliser

segnalare

signalize

[ˈsɪgnəlaɪz] VT → distinguir, señalar

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signalize

vt → kennzeichnen

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