Signalize

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Signalize \Sig"nal*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Signalized}; p.
     pr. & vb. n. {Signalizing}.] [From {Signal}, a.]
     1. To make signal or eminent; to render distinguished from
        what is common; to distinguish.
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              It is this passion which drives men to all the ways
              we see in use of signalizing themselves. --Burke.
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     2. To communicate with by means of a signal; as, a ship
        signalizes its consort.
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     3. To indicate the existence, presence, or fact of, by a
        signal; as, to signalize the arrival of a steamer.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  signalize
       v 1: provide with traffic signals; "signalize a busy
            intersection" [syn: {signalise}]
       2: 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" [syn: {sign}, {signal}, {signalise}]
       3: point out carefully and clearly [syn: {signalise}, {point
          out}, {call attention}]
       4: make conspicuous or noteworthy [syn: {signalise}, {distinguish}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  95 Moby Thesaurus words for "signalize":
     adorn, approve, argue, attest, beat the drum, bespeak,
     bestow honor upon, betoken, blow the trumpet, breathe, celebrate,
     commemorate, confer distinction on, connote, demonstrate, denote,
     dignify, dip, display, distinguish, dress ship, evidence, evince,
     exchange colors, exhibit, express, fire a salute, flag, flag down,
     flash, furnish evidence, gesture, give a signal,
     give indication of, give the nod, glance, go to show, grace, hail,
     hail and speak, half-mast, hallow, hoist a banner, hold jubilee,
     honor, illustrate, imply, indicate, individualize, individuate,
     involve, jubilate, jubilize, keep, kick, leer, maffick,
     make a sign, make merry, manifest, mark, memorialize, motion, nod,
     nudge, observe, point to, poke, qualify, raise a cry, salute,
     set forth, show, show signs of, sign, signal, signify, solemnize,
     solemnly mark, sound a fanfare, sound an alarm, sound the trumpet,
     speak, speak for itself, speak volumes, suggest, symptomatize,
     tell, tend to show, touch, unfurl a flag, wave, wave a flag,
     wave the hand, wink