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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.
sig′nal·i·za′tion (-lĭ-zā′shən) n.
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signalize
(ˈsɪɡnəˌlaɪz) orsignalise
vb (tr)
1. to make noteworthy or conspicuous
2. to point out carefully
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signalize
Past participle: signalized
Gerund: signalizing
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| Verb | 1. | signalize - provide with traffic signals; "signalize a busy intersection" |
| 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" 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 | |
| 4. | signalize - make conspicuous or noteworthy mark - designate as if by a mark; "This sign marks the border" singularise, singularize - distinguish as singular |
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signalize
verb1. To make noticeable or different:
2. To cause to be eminent or recognized:
3. To make bodily motions so as to convey an idea or complement speech:
Idiom: give the high sign.
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signalize
vt → kennzeichnen
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